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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Fourways, off Ford Lane, Little Eaton,DE21 5DA
Received 4 Feb 2009Kirk Hallam Community Technology College ,Godfrey Drive,Ilkeston
Received 9 Jan 2009Hady Primary School, Hady lane, Chesterfield
Received 16 Feb 2005Ripley Sewage Treatment Works, A610, Ripley, Amber Valley, Lower Hartshay, DE5 3ST
Received 13 Dec 2024Vehicle Repair and Highways Depot, Derby Road, Ambergate
Received 23 Aug 2004New Mills Nursery School, Sett Close, New Mills
Received 28 Mar 2008ST THOMAS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH VIEW, ILKESTON,DE7 4LF
Received 26 Apr 2011The Old Ironworks, Crompton Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, , DE7 4BG,DE7 4BG
Received 5 Mar 2015125c Market Street, Clay Cross
Received 10 May 2006Bennerley Fields School, Stratford Street, Ilkeston,DE7 8QZ
Received 24 Oct 2013Somerlea Park Junior School, Bank Street, Somercotes
Received 14 Mar 2003Ryder Point Works, Ryder Point Road, Wirksworth,DE4 4HE
Received 28 Mar 2018Howitt Primary Community School Cottage Garden Lane, HEANOR,DE75 7FS
Received 15 Apr 2016Anthony Gell School, Wood Street, Wirksworth,DE4 4DX
Received 3 May 2019Former Whitwell Colliery, Station Road, Whitwell, S80 4TS
Received 24 Aug 2018Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire,SK17 9EA
Received 15 Jun 2010Chesterfield Library & Information Centre, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield,S40 1QN
Received 7 Mar 2014Staveley Landfill Site, Hall Lane, Staveley
Received 2 Mar 2005Woodthorpe CE Primary School, Seymour Lane, Woodthorpe
Received 29 Apr 20031 LODGE CLOSE, DUFFIELD, BELPER, DE56 4HE
Received 27 Dec 202519 High Street, Staveley
Received 15 Jan 2004Ridgeway Primary School, Main Road, Ridgeway
Received 7 Nov 2005Brockwell Junior School, Purbeck Avenue, Brockwell, Chesterfield,S40 4NP
Received 19 Dec 2019Barlborough Primary School, High Street, Chesterfield,S43 4ET
Received 21 Oct 2013Records 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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