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Planning application documents: what to read first
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England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Derbyshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Mar 2016 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Holmleigh, Forties Lane, Smisby, Ashley de la Zouch, LE65 2SN
Received 10 Feb 202011 Longlands Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7PL
Received 17 Feb 2020Land south of The Mease, Hilton Residential Phase 2B, South Derbyshire
Received 17 Feb 2020Land south of The Mease (Phase 2), Hilton, Derby
Received 17 Feb 2020Land south of the Mease, part of Hilton Depot Site Residential Phase 2B (Re-Plan), South Derbyshire
Received 17 Feb 2020Barns Farm, Wards Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HX
Received 17 Feb 2020The Swallows, Barr Hall Farm, Drakelow Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NB
Received 7 Feb 2020The Mandarin Chinese Restaurant Land adjacent to Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FJ.
Received 17 Feb 2020Land at SK2918 7015, Church Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote
Received 17 Feb 2020Land at SK2719 3256 (Site B), Woodland Road, Stanton, Swadlincote
Received 18 Feb 202026 Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8DQ
Received 18 Feb 202035 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 19 Feb 2020White Cottage, James Lane, Sutton on the Hill, DE6 5JF
Received 18 Feb 202045 Grove Close, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3EY
Received 19 Feb 2020Keystone Lintels Limited, Ryder Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EU
Received 19 Feb 2020Tree Tops, Findern Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LL
Received 20 Feb 202045 High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GF
Received 20 Feb 202029 Queensway, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FG
Received 20 Feb 2020Egginton Cottage, Burton Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6GZ
Received 20 Feb 2020Springwood Fisheries, Caravan, B587 From Robinsons Hill To County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BJ
Received 20 Feb 2020Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 17 Feb 2020Rotherwood, Church Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HB
Received 20 Feb 2020Ashe Cottages, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT
Received 21 Feb 2020Beehive Woodland Lakes, Unnamed Road From C181 To C17 Linton Road, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8HZ
Received 21 Feb 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Derbyshire District 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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