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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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The Church House, Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UJ
Received 12 Jun 2020Hawk and Buckle, 46 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 1 Jun 202027 Church Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, DE73 7HB
Received 8 Jul 2020Car Quay Ltd, Stenson Marina, Stenson Road, Derby, DE73 7HL
Received 8 Jul 2020Land adjacent to Stables Lodge, Grassy Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LN
Received 9 Jul 202029b Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 15 Jun 2020Dovecourt Bungalow, Main Street, Scropton, Derby, DE65 5PN
Received 15 Jun 202074 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 9 Jul 2020230 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0EA
Received 8 Jul 2020Swadlincote Fire Station, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AE
Received 9 Jul 2020Grass verge adjacent to Wragley Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AZ
Received 9 Jul 2020Ivy House, Myrtle Lodge Farm, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 9 Jul 202027 Springfield Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GN
Received 10 Jul 2020Overseal Primary School, Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LU
Received 9 Jul 2020Willington Quarry, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BW
Received 17 Jun 2020Willington Quarry, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BW
Received 17 Jun 202057, Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EB
Received 10 Jul 2020Land at SK2331 2019, Hoon Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FZ
Received 10 Jul 2020The Rectory, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JH
Received 10 Jul 2020Land at SK2230 4550, Derby Road, Foston, Derby
Received 9 Jul 2020The Rectory, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JH
Received 10 Jul 202057, Bank Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LB
Received 10 Jul 2020Hazeldene, Uttoxeter Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FZ
Received 13 Jul 20201 The Dairy Cottages, Egginton Junction, Egginton, DE65 6GU
Received 13 Jul 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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