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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Land at New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby
Received 24 Dec 201923 York Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QG
Received 27 Dec 201912, Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QN
Received 30 Dec 2019Land at SK3626 4578, Wood End Lane, Stanton by Bridge, Derby
Received 31 Dec 2019Land at SK3626 4578, Wood End Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7GE
Received 31 Dec 201973, The Crest, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QE
Received 2 Jan 2020122, Hastings Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AJ,
Received 6 Jan 202081 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GR
Received 12 Nov 2019Brookfield Farm, Schoolpiece Lane, Sutton On The Hill, Derby, DE65 5DH
Received 6 Jan 2020Robinsons House, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 6 Jan 2020Land West of Ibis Budget Hotel, Etwall Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DX
Received 7 Jan 20202, Dove Close, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7QR
Received 7 Jan 2020Land at Snelsmoor Lane, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 7 Jan 2020Land at Snelsmoor Lane (Phases 6-8), Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 7 Jan 2020Land at Boulton Moor, Shardlow Road, Derby
Received 7 Jan 2020Land west of Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DE
Received 4 Feb 2020The Granary, Poplars Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, DE73 7HJ
Received 7 Jan 2020Land East of Rosliston Road, Drakelow, DE15 9UD
Received 7 Jan 202017 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 7 Jan 202010 Tinsell Brook, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HY
Received 7 Jan 2020Land off Maple Drive, Aston on Trent, Derby
Received 10 Dec 201934 Dale End Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FW
Received 17 Dec 201981 LONDON ROAD, SHARDLOW, DERBY, DE72 2GR
Received 14 Dec 2019Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EP
Received 16 Dec 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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