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2,864 approved · 69 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Buxton Community School, College Road, Buxton
Received 23 Jan 2008Stanton Vale School, Thoresby Road, Long Eaton,NG10 3NP
Received 24 Apr 2018Holbrook Centre for Autism, Southwood House, Portway, Holbrook, BELPER,DE56 0TE
Received 29 Aug 2017Marlpool Junior School, Claramount Road, Heanor,DE75 7HS
Received 12 Oct 2012Whaley Bridge Primary School, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge
Received 12 Jun 2008Pottery Primary School, Kilbourne Road, Belper,DE56 1HA
Received 11 Feb 2019Hilltop Farm, Moorwood Lane, Alfreton,DE55 6DU
Received 14 May 2009Ashover Primary School, Narrowleys Lane, Ashover,S45 0AU
Received 2 Aug 2019St Giles School, Sheepcote Road, Killamarsh
Received 29 Aug 2007BARN FARM, 22 WOOD LANE, HORSLEY WOODHOUSE, ILKESTON, DE7 6BN
Received 8 May 2026Norbriggs Primary School, Norbriggs Road, Chesterfield,S43 3BW
Received 28 Feb 2014Adult Community Education Centre, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne,DE6 1EJ
Received 12 Jan 2011Replacement Sewage Treatment Works, Millash Lane, Whitwell
Received 12 Dec 2006KS4 Support Centre, Old Lakeside School, Mikado Road, Long Eaton,NG10 3GN
Received 2 Dec 2013Pinxton Youth Centre, Kirkstead Road, Nottingham,NG16 6NA
Received 16 Sept 2013Field Farm, Batham Gate, Buxton
Received 6 Oct 2003Langley Mill C of E (Controlled) Infant School, Sedgwick Street, Langley Mill,NG16 4DT
Received 25 Oct 2011Land at Trent Farm, Pasture Lane, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Received 6 Feb 2015Land off Mansfield Road, Doe Lea
Received 21 Dec 2007Land adjacent to Overseal Manor, Moria Road, Overseal, Derbyshire, DE12 6JB
Received 8 Oct 2025Risley Lower Grammar CE Controlled Primary School, Derby Road, Risley
Received 27 Apr 2007Stubbin Wood Special School, Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction,NG20 9AD
Received 30 Nov 2010land off Arthur Street, Castle Gresley
Received 17 Aug 2004Brimington Manor Infant School, Manor Road, Brimington Common, Chesterfield
Received 15 Dec 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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