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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 · 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Melbourne Water Treatment Works, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 12 Mar 202020 Hill View, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GT
Received 9 Mar 202015 Potter Street. Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DW
Received 9 Mar 202015 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DW
Received 9 Mar 2020Rotherwood, Church Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HB
Received 13 Mar 2020Bezant House, Bradgate Parkview, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 5UH
Received 11 Mar 2020Quarry Edge, Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 13 Mar 2020The Granary, Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 16 Mar 202071, Merevale Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3FG
Received 16 Mar 2020Land south of the Mease, part of Hilton Depot Site Residential Phase 2 & 2B (Re-Plan), Hilton
Received 17 Mar 202064 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TU
Received 17 Mar 2020Land south of The Mease, part of Hilton Depot Residential Phase 2 & 2B (Re-Plan), Hilton
Received 17 Mar 2020Car Quay Ltd, Stenson Marina, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HL
Received 17 Mar 20207A Pinfold Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GH
Received 17 Mar 20207, Twyford Close, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DL
Received 18 Mar 20202 Royle Farm Cottage, Cauldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TU
Received 18 Mar 2020The Forge, Boggy Lane, Heathtop, Derby, DE65 5AR
Received 18 Mar 2020Land at Sk2914 7590, Acresford Road, Overseal, Swadlincote
Received 18 Mar 202061 Hall Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DR
Received 19 Mar 2020Shortwoods, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 20 Mar 2020Shortwoods, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 20 Mar 2020Land at SK4028 5545, Weston Hall Drive, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BJ
Received 20 Mar 2020552, Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DP
Received 23 Mar 2020Shades Farm, Unnamed Road From Geary Lane To Town Farm, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RD
Received 23 Mar 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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