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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Bridgefield Industrial Estate, Breaston
Received 12 Jul 2004St James Church of England Primary School, Chadwick Street, GLOSSOP,SK13 8EF
Received 6 Feb 2018Ridgeway Primary School, 1 Main Road, Ridgeway, SHEFFIELD, S12 3XR
Received 18 Mar 2009Shardlow Primary School, London Road, Derby,DE72 2GR
Received 27 Jun 2014Horsley C of E Primary School, Church Street, Horsley.,DE21 5BR
Received 24 Jun 2013Harpur Hill Primary School, Trent Avenue, Harpur Hill, Buxton,SK17 9LP
Received 13 Dec 2019Land at Derby Road, Milford,DE56 0QW
Received 19 Apr 201616 Woodland Way, Old Tupton, Derbyshire, S42 6JA
Received 2 Sept 2026Kirk Ireton CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Main Street, Kirk Ireton,DE6 3LD
Received 28 Oct 2016William Howitt Community School, Holmes Street, Heanor
Received 28 Jan 2004St. Georges C of E Controlled Primary School, Church Street, Swadlincote.,DE11 9NP
Received 10 Aug 2012HASLAND HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, BROOMFIELD AVENUE, CHESTERFIELD,S41 0LP
Received 19 Jul 2011Findern Primary School, Buckford Lane, Findern, Derby,DE65 6AR
Received 28 Aug 2015adjacent Ironville and Codnor Park primary School, Victoria Street, Ironville
Received 13 Nov 2006Chaucer Junior School, Cranmer Street, Ilkeston,DE7 5JH
Received 7 Jul 2016Tibshelf Infant & Nursery School High Street, ALFRETON, DE55 5PP
Received 4 Jun 2009Parklands Infant and Nursery School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 4BJ
Received 8 Aug 2023Magnet Business Park, High Hazels Road, Barlborough,S43 4UZ
Received 12 Jan 2017Charlotte Infant School, Trinity Close,Charlotte Street,Ilkeston
Received 16 Mar 2005Swanwick Hall School, Alfreton,DE55 1AE
Received 7 Dec 2012Henry Bradley Infant School, Princess Street, Brimington
Received 30 Oct 2007174 Stonelow Road and land to the rear (south east), Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2EQ
Received 8 Jun 2026Station Road, Renishaw, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Received 16 Feb 2012Palterton Primary School, Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield,S44 6UN
Received 17 Apr 2012Records 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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