Chesterfield Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Chesterfield Borough Council decided more than 780 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Chesterfield Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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17 August 2026 · Approved
Site Of Former Manor Offices Old Road Chesterfield Derbyshire · CHE/24/00276/REM
Figures for Chesterfield Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 780 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 140 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 47 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 34plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is whether the appeal site can be made reasonably safe and fit for the proposed development.”
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“Main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to whether flood risk provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the development on: • the character and appearance of the area; and • the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to outlook.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development: • on the living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties and potential future occupiers, with specific regard to privacy, internal floorspace, and garden size; and • on the character and…”
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“The main issues in this case are: 1. The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area. 2. The effect of the proposal on parking and highway safety on Newbold Road.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.