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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Old Post Office, 42 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 14 Aug 20204 Grove Park, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NS
Received 13 Aug 2020Badger Brook Barn, Hills Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HY
Received 13 Aug 2020Gresley House, Market Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PN
Received 14 Aug 2020Dhami Acres, Bakeacre Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BH
Received 13 Aug 2020Homestead Farm, Cropper Lane, Osleston, Ashbourne, DE6 5JJ
Received 14 Aug 2020Homestead Farm, Cropper Lane, Osleston, Ashbourne, DE6 5JJ
Received 14 Aug 2020Meadow Farm, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JA
Received 14 Aug 202079 Midway Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7PG
Received 14 Aug 20204 Victoria Mews, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 17 Aug 20208 Darley Dale, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RN
Received 17 Aug 202091 Washford Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HN
Received 17 Aug 20206, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BT
Received 17 Aug 2020New House Farm (Phase 1), Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 17 Aug 2020John Port Spencer Academy, Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU
Received 17 Aug 2020Top Farm House, Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 17 Aug 2020Badger Brook Barn, Hills Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HY
Received 17 Aug 2020The Old Standing, Arleston Farm, Arleston Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HN
Received 18 Aug 202071 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 17 Aug 2020Church View House, The Glebe, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JQ
Received 18 Aug 20203 The Mansion, Aston Hall Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DE
Received 29 Jul 2020105 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7EA
Received 18 Aug 2020Land to the South of The Mease, Residential Development, Hilton, Derby
Received 19 Aug 2020Land at Boulton Moor (Phases 6-8 only), Shardow Road, Derby
Received 19 Aug 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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