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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land to the rear of the former power station, Walton Road, Drakelow,DE15 9UA
Received 17 Dec 2013Crich Carr CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Hindersitch Lane, Crich, Matlock,DE4 5EF
Received 9 Apr 2015Dove Holes C of E Primary School, Hallsteads, Dove Holes, Buxton,SK17 8BJ
Received 6 Mar 2012Harpur Hill Primary School, Trent Avenue, Buxton,SK17 9LP
Received 10 May 2019Brassington Moor Quarry, Longcliffe, Brassington, Derbyshire,DE4 4BZ
Received 27 Jul 2018LAND AT REAR OF 19 DEERPARK CRESCENT, WINGERWORTH, S42 6XE
Received 27 Jul 2025Tunstead Quarry
Received 7 Jun 1993Middleton Top Visitor Centre, Rise End, Middleton
Received 10 Sept 2008Ashgate Croft School, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield
Received 10 Oct 2008HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, DINTING VALE, DINTING, GLOSSOP, SK13 6NX
Received 21 Jul 2025The Birches, Old Brampton, Chesterfield,S42 7JH
Received 15 Apr 2014Creswell Sewage Treatment works, Frithwood Lane, Creswell
Received 17 Aug 2007Somercotes Infant School, Victoria Street, Somercotes
Received 19 Jun 2007Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston
Received 24 Apr 2006Parkside Community School, Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield,S40 2NS
Received 17 May 2013Milnhay Sewage Treatment Works, off Milnhay Road, Langley Mill
Received 9 Dec 2004Melbourne Junior School, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby,DE73 8JB
Received 9 Mar 2018Anthony Gell School, Wirksworth
Received 18 Aug 2004Tintwistle Primary School, South Close, Tintwistle
Received 11 Sept 2006Hasland Junior School, Broomfield Avenue, CHESTERFIELD,S41 0LY
Received 21 Jul 2009Slittingmill Tip, Hawthorne Hill, Renishaw
Received 12 Jan 2005Creswell C of E Infants School, Gypsy Lane, Creswell, Derbyshire, S80 4HY
Received 27 Nov 2015Woodville C of E Junior School High Street, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7EA
Received 11 Feb 2009Bolsover Library, Church Street, Bolsover
Received 17 Jan 2006Records 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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