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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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley,SK23 6ES
Received 3 Aug 2010Frederick Gent School, Mansfield Road, South Normanton, Alfreton,,DE55 2ER
Received 5 Mar 2010Stancliffe Quarry, Dale Road North, Darley Dale,DE4 2GY
Received 17 Sept 2018Ashbourne Sewage Treatment Works, Watery Lane, Ashbourne,DE6 1AS
Received 3 Jun 2020Long Eaton Day Nursery, Lime Terrace, Nottingham,NG10 4LF
Received 3 Nov 2009Willshee's Waste And Recycling Limited, Keith Willshee Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9EN
Received 23 Jun 2023Onyx Norwood Recycling Centre, Ellisons Road, Killamarsh
Received 27 Oct 2003The Leys Junior School, Flowery Leys Lane, Alfreton
Received 28 Jan 2005Land at Foxwood Industrial Estate, Sheepbridge Lane, Chesterfield
Received 27 Nov 2014Tupton Youth Club, Nethermoor Road, New Tupton
Received 18 Dec 2006Cromford Road/ Argyle Street (pavement), Heanor
Received 12 Oct 2007Engine reclamation site, off Fordbridge Lane,
Received 15 Feb 2002Clowne Junior School, King Street, Clowne,S43 4BS
Received 30 Jul 2018FLATS 1-6, WELBECK COURT, CHATSWORTH ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, S40 3BJ
Received 3 Sept 2025WATERSMEAD, THE PARK, TAMWORTH STREET, DUFFIELD, BELPER, DE56 4ER
Received 18 Aug 2025Northfield Junior School, Falcon Road, Dronfield,S18 2ED
Received 8 Jul 2009John Flamsteed Community School, Derby Road, Denby, Derbyshire,DE5 8NP
Received 14 Jun 2013Tunstead Quarry
Received 12 Nov 1997Viridor Waste Management LtdViridor Waste Management Ltd, Erin Landfill Site, Markham Lane, Duckmanton, Derbyshire, S44 5HS
Received 27 Oct 2020Baslow Close, Sawley
Received 23 Dec 2005Somersall Lane, Walton to Greendale Avenue, Holymoorside
Received 14 Dec 2012Clowne Infant & Nursery School Ringer Lane, Chesterfield,S43 4DB
Received 8 Aug 2014North Wingfield Infant School, Blacks Lane, North Wingfield
Received 2 Feb 2007Middleton Community Primary School, Main Street, Middleton by Wirksworth
Received 24 Apr 2006Records 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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