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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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Land at Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 21 Feb 2020Land at SK2914 8297, Acresford Road, Overseal, Swadlincote
Received 21 Feb 2020Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 21 Feb 2020Twigwidge, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BE
Received 19 Feb 2020Land at SK2926 2864, north of Burton Road, Repton, Derby
Received 24 Feb 2020Land at Manor Farm Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AL
Received 19 Feb 202091 Hartshorne Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7HY
Received 25 Feb 20205 Coventry Close, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7PP
Received 25 Feb 202091 Chiltern Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9SW
Received 25 Feb 2020The Walled Garden, Bower Hill, Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 21 Feb 2020Land rear of 21 Linton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HS
Received 25 Feb 2020Melbourne Pool, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 25 Feb 202021 Sidings Drive, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9UP
Received 26 Feb 20204 Blithe Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HZ
Received 26 Feb 2020Land at SK2923 5475 (Knights Lodges), Knights Lane, Bretby, Derbyshire, DE15 0RT
Received 26 Feb 202065 George Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NY
Received 24 Feb 202021 Brunel Way, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LE
Received 14 Feb 202035 Repton Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BX
Received 27 Feb 2020Land south of Genista, Broomhills Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FS
Received 27 Feb 2020Buckford Lane Livery, Unnamed Road From Twyford Road To Buckford Lane, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7FW
Received 27 Feb 2020Land at the Junction off Snelsmoor Lane and Shardlow Road, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 27 Feb 202061 Court Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JJ
Received 28 Feb 20208 The Nook, Barrow On Trent, Derby, DE73 7NA
Received 28 Feb 2020Gunby Farm, Gunby Hill, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8AS
Received 28 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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