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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.
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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Egginton Primary School, Church Lane, Egginton
Received 9 May 2003Cavendish Junior School, Edmund Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S41 8TD
Received 10 Jan 2012Brailsford CE Primary School, Main Road, Brailsford
Received 18 Sept 2003CLOUDSIDE JUNIOR SCHOOL, STANTON ROAD, NOTTINGHAM,NG10 5DE
Received 12 Jul 2011Longford C of E Controlled Primary School, Longford, Ashbourne,DE6 3DR
Received 12 Jul 2013Stanton County School, Woodland Road, SWADLINCOTE,DE15 9TJ
Received 15 May 2017Dronfield Waste Water Treatment Works and land to the east, between Unstone Hill and Half Acre Lane
Received 24 Jan 2023New Mills Adult Education Centre, Spring Bank, New Mills
Received 9 Oct 2008MOLE END, NORTHWOOD LANE, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2HS
Received 15 Sept 202550 PARK ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6SN
Received 1 Oct 2025Lady Lea Industrial Estate, Lady Lea Road, Horsley Woodhouse
Received 4 Apr 2008Thornsett Primary School Playing Fields, off Portland Road/High Hill Road,
Received 16 Sept 2003Long Eaton School, Thoresby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 3NP
Received 22 May 2009County training Support Service, Brookside road, Breadsall
Received 16 Jul 2003Park Junior School, Orchard Close, Shirebrook, Derbyshire,NG20 8JX
Received 10 Aug 2012EMSA Hdrotherayp Pool, Winfield Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7AL
Received 20 Oct 2025Stenson Fields Primary Community School, Goathland Road, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3BW
Received 23 Feb 2022Rawdon Works, Moira Road, Woodville
Received 27 Aug 2004Furnace Hill, Clay Cross
Received 8 Sept 2006Johnsons Recycling Centre, Crompton Road, ILKESTON,DE7 4BG
Received 10 Jun 2016Willington Highways Depot, The Castleway, Willington.
Received 23 Feb 2006Land at Trent Farm, Pasture Lane, Long Eaton
Received 13 Sept 2011THE DUKE OF NORFOLK C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, ROYLE AVENUE, GLOSSOP,SK13 7RD
Received 17 May 2011Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, DE75 7GX
Received 28 Aug 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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