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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Blackberry Farm, Sutton Road, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5DE
Received 22 May 202026, Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 22 May 20209 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 22 May 2020Land at SK3220 1928 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 22 May 202031, Park Road, Stanton, Swadlincote, DE15 9TW
Received 25 May 202022 Elmhurst, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HQ
Received 25 May 202036 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 25 May 2020Hardley Hill, Commonpiece Lane, Cropper, Ashbourne, DE6 5JF
Received 26 May 202014, Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LT
Received 26 May 2020Forest View, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 26 May 2020Land at SK2819 1873 (Site C), north of William Nadin Way, Swadlincote
Received 26 May 202024 Thompson Close, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0AU
Received 27 May 2020W G Tankers, Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DJ
Received 27 May 202010 Hall Lane, Willington, Derby DE65 6BZ
Received 26 May 2020106, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 28 May 2020The Grange, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BX
Received 28 May 202075-89 Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AY
Received 28 May 2020Derby with Burton Service Station, Etwall Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DX
Received 28 May 2020Land to the rear of 190-198 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0HP
Received 28 May 2020Land at SK2130 8875, South of Derby Road, Hatton, Derby
Received 29 May 2020Hawk and Buckle, 46 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 1 Jun 202043, Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EB
Received 1 Jun 2020Walton Hall Main Street, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 12 May 2020142, Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BA
Received 2 Jun 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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