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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Whitwell Quarry
Received 25 Jul 2005Station Road, Renishaw
Received 18 Jan 2011Land West of Scropton, Leathersley Lane, Scropton, DE65 5DN
Received 27 Feb 2025Five Pits Trail, Williamthorpe Ponds Nature Reserve, Holmewood
Received 11 Mar 2016Buxworth Primary School, Station Road, Buxworth
Received 6 Jul 2006Hadfield Infant School, Mersey Bank Road, GLOSSOP,SK13 1PN
Received 2 Jan 2018Swarkestone Quarry, Twyford Road, Barrow upon Trent, DE73 7HA
Received 1 Aug 2019Killamarsh Youth Centre, Sheffield Road, Killamarsh
Received 9 Mar 2007Vital Earth Limited, Blenheim Road, Airfield Industrial Estate, Ashbourne,DE6 1HA
Received 26 Oct 2017Engine reclamation site, off Fordbridge Lane, Blackwell
Received 21 Mar 2011Ronan House, 1A St Ronans Avenue, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4HG
Received 7 Apr 202636 BUXTON ROAD, FURNESS VALE, SK23 7PF
Received 2 May 2025Peak School, Buxton Road,Chinley
Received 9 Mar 2005Tansley Primary School, Gold Hill, TANSLEY,DE4 5FG
Received 9 Mar 2018Bakewell Road Matlock to Old Road, Darley Dale
Received 8 Dec 2014Norwood Industrial Estate Bailey Drive, Killamarsh, Derbyshire,S21 2JF
Received 16 Jul 2015Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield
Received 27 Aug 2004Eckington Colliery Partnerships, Rotherside Road, Eckington,S21 4HL
Received 15 Nov 2012LAND AT GREENHILLS FARM (OFF ST JOHNS ROAD), SALTERS LANE, MATLOCK, DE4 2PA
Received 5 Feb 2026Viridor Waste Disposal, M1 Commerce Park, Markham Lane, Chesterfield,S44 5HS
Received 15 Nov 2013Calow Green Farm, Calow Green, Chesterfield, S44 5XQ
Received 19 Mar 2007Mary Swanwick Primary School, Church Street North, Chesterfield,S41 9QW
Received 13 Jul 2010Clowne Junior School, King Street, Clowne, Chesterfield,S43 4BS
Received 17 Oct 2014Swanwick Hall School, Derby Road, Swanwick
Received 15 Jan 2004Records 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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