Understanding planning · 13 min read
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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land adjacent to 2 WILLOW PARK WAY, ASTON ON TRENT, DERBY, DE72 2DF
Received 10 Dec 2019Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Received 13 Dec 201918 Sage Drive, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JX
Received 11 Dec 2019Turncroft, Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FL
Received 11 Dec 2019The Old School Lodge, Derby Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AF
Received 12 Dec 201951 Burton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EP
Received 12 Dec 2019Land adjacent to 32 Common Side, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NN
Received 18 Dec 2019108 Avon Way, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5NA
Received 19 Dec 20198 Glasgow Close, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9GT
Received 18 Dec 2019Old Hall, Church Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 23 Dec 2019Land to the rear of 29 Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BZ
Received 23 Dec 20192, Blackwell Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JG
Received 8 Jan 2020The Brookfield, Brookfield, Barrow On Trent, Derby, DE73 7HG
Received 8 Jan 2020Harrison Court, Hilton Business Park, Hilton, DE65 5UR
Received 8 Jan 20208 Springfield Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GN
Received 9 Jan 202081 LONDON ROAD, SHARDLOW, DERBY, DE72 2GR
Received 16 Dec 201963, Castle Street, Melbourne, DE73 8DY,
Received 9 Jan 202066, Spinney Hill, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LX
Received 10 Jan 202017 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 7 Jan 202063 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 10 Jan 2020Land at SK2914 8297, Acresford Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6HX
Received 10 Jan 202093, Springfield Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0BY
Received 13 Jan 2020Hargate Lodge, Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FL
Received 13 Jan 2020165 Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PS
Received 13 Jan 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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