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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Southwood House, Staunton Lane, Calke, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 1RG
Received 6 Dec 2019Land at SK2913 6212, Acresford Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8AP
Received 6 Dec 201971 Station Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JX
Received 6 Dec 2019140 Main Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FB
Received 6 Dec 20192, Avon Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AP
Received 6 Dec 201910 West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DE
Received 6 Dec 20199, Springfield Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DA
Received 6 Dec 2019Royle Farm Business Park, Caldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TU
Received 6 Dec 201961 Court Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JJ
Received 6 Dec 201990 Burton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EW
Received 26 Feb 202120-22 Twyford Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DE
Received 26 Feb 20211 Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Received 26 Feb 2021Land off Thorpe Downs Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FB
Received 25 Feb 20215 TRENT LANE, WESTON ON TRENT, DERBY, DE72 2BT
Received 19 Jul 201973 Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BZ
Received 1 Aug 201934 Derby Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AF
Received 1 Aug 201938 Campion Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JL
Received 22 Jul 2019Buckford Lane Livery, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7FW
Received 18 Jul 2019Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 18 Jul 2019705 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DL
Received 24 Jul 2019LAND AT SK3020 0409, JOHN STREET, NEWHALL, SWADLINCOTE
Received 22 Jul 201943 WOODVILLE ROAD, OVERSEAL, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 6LU
Received 22 Jul 2019Woodside Farm, Grangewood, Grangewood, Swadlincote, DE12 8BG
Received 24 Jul 201994 Chiltern Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9SJ
Received 29 Jul 2019Records 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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