Planning decisions in Derbyshire County Council
How long Derbyshire County Council takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 148 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
15 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 53); 29 from receipt
84%decided within eight weeks (UK 67%), 94% within thirteen
90%approved (UK 90%): 131 approved, 14 refused, 3 withdrawn
1 of 382UK rank for speed; 213 of 382 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree works | 12 | 90% | 89% | 129 | 12 of 324 |
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 92% | 91% | 54 |
| 2026 so far | 24 | 70% | 90% | 94 |
Decided in the last three weeks
- 44 Woodland Way, Old Tupton, Derbyshire, S42 6JAT1 - Oak - Fell/Dismantle to ground level.Approved16 Oct 2026
- Nestle Company Limited, Marston Lane, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE13 9LYAn extension to the existing effluent treatment plantApproved15 Oct 2026
- Watchorn Roundabout, A61 Derby Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7PTT1-T12: 12x dead or dying Poplar trees - Fell to ground level or reduce to a safe height to retain habitat stems where possible. ReplantingApproved8 Oct 2026
- 109 ST JOHNS ROAD, BUXTON, SK17 6UTFell 1 x ConiferApproved8 Oct 2026
- Land Off, Combs Road, Chapel-en-le-frith, Derbyshire, SK23 9UWConifers . they need to come down as they severely block vision to the entrance to our holiday village , so it difficult to see traffic comiApproved7 Oct 2026
- Block 1 -12, Thornwood Court, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XZFell x1 medium dead Elm treeApproved7 Oct 2026
- 2 Burbage Way, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9GBReduce crowns of sycamores (501 and 560) and Beech (559) by up to 3 metres, prune to remove crossing branches and reduce lower branches closApproved2 Oct 2026
- 2 Holland Close, Morton, Derbyshire, DE55 6HEMature lime tree in front garden at 2 Holland Close:, DBH approx 50cm. Height approx 12m. , Observations: Tree appears in good physiologicalRefused1 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Derbyshire County Council's planning register. Ranks are among the 382 published councils. See planning applications in Derbyshire County Council, appeals, or get alerts for Derbyshire County Council.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.