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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Torrs, off Rock Mill Lane, New Mills, Derbyshire
Received 10 Feb 2003The Gate House, Duffield, Derby Road, Belper, DE56 4GG
Received 2 Oct 2025ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WALTON BACK LANE, WALTON, S42 7LT
Received 28 Nov 2025Tibshelf Community School, High Street, Tibshelf
Received 22 Aug 2003Gorseybrigg Primary School,Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield Woodhouse,Dronfield
Received 23 Dec 2005Sale and Davys CE Primary School, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent
Received 26 Jul 2005Waste Transfer Station , Hallam Fields Road, Ilkeston
Received 17 Oct 2003Repton Primary School, Springfield Road, Repton, Derby,DE65 6GN
Received 6 Feb 2014MILL HILL SCHOOL, PEASEHILL, RIPLEY,DE5 3JQ
Received 5 Jul 2011Whitecotes Primary School, Whitecotes Lane, Chesterfield,S40 3HJ
Received 9 Aug 2011Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Road, Kirk Hallam
Received 20 Jul 2005Unit 11, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate, Alfreton,DE55 4NX
Received 21 Jun 2016Willington Quarry, Castleway Lane, Egginton
Received 30 Mar 2005Milford Community Primary School, Chevin Road, Milford, Belper,DE56 0QH
Received 5 Mar 2019Riddings Junior School, Church Street, ALFRETON,DE55 4BW
Received 21 Jul 2009New Bolsover Primary School, New Station Road, Bolsover
Received 23 Oct 2003off Mill Ash Lane, Whitwell
Received 4 May 2006Ilkeston School, King George Avenue, Ilkeston,DE7 5HS
Received 6 Jul 2010Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton
Received 11 Jan 2005Marston Montgomery Primary School, Thurvaston Road, Marston Montgomery,DE6 2FF
Received 9 Jun 2010Land off Pennine Way, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,DE11 9EY
Received 24 Jan 2012Duke of Norfolk CE Primary School, Royle Avenue, Glossop
Received 11 May 2006Adult Education Centre, Talbot Street, Glossop,SK13 7DG
Received 3 Jun 2016Hadfield Nursery School, Queen Street, Glossop,,SK13 2DW
Received 16 Nov 2009Records 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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