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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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6 Holly Court, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DL
Received 9 Jun 202060 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0QW
Received 5 Jun 20202, Cardales Close, Findern, Derby, DE65 6QN
Received 9 Jun 2020Land at SK3118 0278 to the west of Occupation Lane through to Kiln Way (comprising the former open cast workings and Dyson land), Kiln Way and the southwest corner of the junction between the A514 Derby Road and Woodhouse Street, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 14 May 202040 Monsom Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FX
Received 4 Jun 2020Grangewood Farm, Grangewood, Swadlincote, DE12 8BG
Received 10 Jun 2020Grangewood Farm, Grangewood, Swadlincote, DE12 8BG
Received 10 Jun 202019 Windsor Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FN
Received 19 May 2020Land to the rear of 53-67 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ET
Received 10 Jun 202035, Main Street, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 11 Jun 2020Old Hall House, 35 Main Street, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 11 Jun 202020 Tower Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EU
Received 11 Jun 2020The Orchard, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 11 Jun 2020Kirkthwaite, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7GJ
Received 12 Jun 20202 Quaker Close, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GW
Received 12 Jun 20207 High Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JE
Received 12 Jun 2020Marston Farm, Marston Lane, Marston On Dove, Derby, DE65 5GB
Received 12 Jun 20207 Burton Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JG
Received 12 Jun 2020Land at SK2719 9787 and Swadlincote Family Golf Centre (N1Golf), William Nadin Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0BB
Received 12 Jun 202042 Tinsell Brook, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HY
Received 15 Jun 20207 High Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JE
Received 15 Jun 2020Melbourne Sports Pavilion, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 15 Jun 2020Church View House, The Glebe, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JQ
Received 15 Jun 2020W G Tankers, Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DJ
Received 15 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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