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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Springfield Junior School, Springfield Road, Swadlincote
Received 3 Dec 2008Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, Hilton, Derbyshire,DE65 5GH
Received 25 May 2010Renishaw Primary School, Hague Lane, Renishaw, Derbyshire,S21 3UR
Received 1 Dec 2014The Delves School, The Delves, ALFRETON,,DE55 1AR
Received 1 Apr 2009Hilton Primary School, Peacroft Lane, Hilton,DE65 5GH
Received 31 May 2013Warwick House, 5 Philips Croft, Duffield, Derbyshire,DE56 4EF
Received 24 Nov 2014Padfield Community Primary School, Rhodes Street, off Post Street, Padfield
Received 24 Oct 2007St Peter's C of E Primary School Main Street, Netherseal,DE12 8BZ
Received 30 May 2018Somersall Lane, Walton to Greendale Avenue, Holymoorside
Received 14 Dec 2012Pilsley Primary School, Station Road, Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire,S45 8EU
Received 24 Aug 2012Norbriggs Primary School, Norbriggs Road, Chesterfield,S43 3BW
Received 21 Nov 2012Whitwell Quarry, Southfield Lane, Whitwell, Worksop, Derbyshire,S80 3LJ
Received 8 Apr 2016Speedwell Infant School, Lime Avenue, Staveley
Received 11 Mar 2008Milton Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane, Milton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EH
Received 26 Sept 2025Unit 2, East View Ind Est, Langwith Junction, Shirebrook,NG20 9RN
Received 28 May 2010St Thomas More Catholic School, Palace Road, Buxton,SK17 6AF
Received 20 Jun 2006New Dunsley Mill, Via Gellia, Bonsall
Received 1 Mar 2007Former Stanton Foundry Merlin Way/Lows Lane, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Received 24 Jul 2014Long Eaton Family Support Centre, Lime Terrace, Long Eaton
Received 8 Mar 2007Land off Harrison Way, Northwood, Nr Rowsley
Received 4 Aug 2008Nottingham Road to Potato Pit Lane
Received 19 Jul 2011Morley Primary School, Main Road, Morley
Received 10 May 2006Dronfield School, Green Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire
Received 4 Feb 2003Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, High Peak,SK23 6ES
Received 12 Apr 2011Records 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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