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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 15 Jun 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 adjacent 37 Frederick Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BX
Received 18 May 202033, Sevenlands Drive, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AD
Received 19 May 202018 Monsom Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FX
Received 19 May 2020The Cottage, 1 Blackwell Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JG
Received 19 May 202018 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 20 May 2020Spring Farm, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 20 May 20207 Rosliston Road South, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UD
Received 20 May 2020Spring Farm, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 20 May 2020The Coach House, Clock Tower, Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elevaston, Derby, DE72 3EP
Received 4 May 202098, Belfield Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JL
Received 20 May 202081 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EJ
Received 5 May 2020Land at SK3931 8655, Snelsmoor Lane, Thulston, Derby
Received 20 May 202017 Aston Hall Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DD
Received 21 May 20204 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 11 Jun 2020Clive Toon Joinery, Station Yard, Station Road, Melbourne, DE73 8BQ
Received 21 May 2020The Swan Inn, 49 Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 21 May 2020Sinfin Community Centre, Swallowdale Road, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 9NT
Received 21 May 2020Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Limited, Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Received 21 May 2020104 Castle Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LJ
Received 21 May 202042, Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 22 May 2020Land at SK3726 8532, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DE
Received 22 May 2020102 Bernard Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BY
Received 22 May 2020Land to the rear of 102 Bernard Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BY
Received 22 May 2020Land to the rear of 102 Bernard Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BY
Received 22 May 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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