Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Derbyshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 1962 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Alices View Surestart Childrens Centre, Alices View, North Wingfield, Derbyshire, S42 5XA
Received 17 Feb 2025Melbourne Junior School, Packhorse Road, Melbourne
Received 21 Jul 2004Firfield Primary School, Firfield Avenue, Breaston,DE72 3EG
Received 31 Oct 20182, Compton Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DN
Received 6 Jul 2022Bennerley School, Bennerley Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 12 Dec 2005Brampton Primary School, School Board Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1DD
Received 3 Feb 2022DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, POLYGON YOUTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, ALFRETON, DE55 7AH
Received 30 Jul 2026Muktubs Skip Hire, Land off Henry Street, Chesterfield,S41 9BE
Received 18 Sept 2015Crich C of E Controlled Infant School, Bowns Hill, Crich
Received 24 Feb 2009Shirebrook Small Business Centre, Vernon Street, Shirebrook
Received 23 Oct 2003Swarkestone Quarry, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent,DE73 7HA
Received 17 Dec 2015Whitting Valley Road, Old Whittington
Received 4 May 2004County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock,DE4 3AG
Received 24 Sept 2018Boughton Lane, Clowne
Received 28 Nov 2006Hasland Junior School, Broomfield Avenue, CHESTERFIELD, S41 0LY
Received 2 Jul 2009Burbage Reservoir, Macclesfield Main Road, Buxton
Received 12 Jan 2004Renishaw Primary School, Hague Lane, S21 3UR
Received 23 Jun 2009Sewage Treatment Works, Bakewell Road, Buxton
Received 29 Nov 2012single carriageway highway
Received 14 Nov 2002Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury, DE6 5HZ
Received 23 Dec 2025Larklands County Infants School, Park Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, De7 5Dr
Received 11 Feb 2021Carsington CE [C] Primary School, Carsington
Received 12 Dec 2007Woodville Library, Hartshorne Road, Swadlincote,DE11 7JB
Received 3 Nov 2009Materials Recycling Facility, Broombank Park, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield
Received 14 May 2008Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Derbyshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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