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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent to Keepers Cottage, Road East, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QG
Received 21 Sept 2020Keepers Cottage, Newton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0TQ
Received 22 Sept 2020Broadstone, Broadstone Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LD
Received 22 Sept 2020Waterfallows Farmhouse, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 25 Aug 20205, Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 23 Sept 2020Richmond Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2EA
Received 23 Sept 2020Land to the south and east of Hollybrook Way, Portico Road and Bowbank Close (Highfields Farm), Rykneld Road, Findern, Derby
Received 23 Sept 202033 Windmill Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PF
Received 24 Sept 2020Land at The Gables, 16 Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LT
Received 24 Sept 2020St Wilfrid's Church, Church Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, DE73 7HB
Received 25 Sept 202015, Maple Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DG
Received 25 Sept 2020Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote
Received 25 Sept 2020Land At Sk2430 7995, Derby Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FP
Received 25 Sept 202032 Elmhurst, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HQ
Received 25 Sept 2020Holmcroft, 10 Kings Mill Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BQ
Received 28 Sept 202017, Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JG
Received 28 Sept 202047A The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HG
Received 28 Sept 2020Annesley, Willington Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH
Received 28 Sept 202043 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TU
Received 25 Sept 20205 Pilgrims Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3JG
Received 29 Sept 202014A, Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AX
Received 29 Sept 20205, Melton Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FP
Received 29 Sept 20206 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 29 Sept 2020Shades Farm, Unnamed Road From Geary Lane To Town Farm, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RD
Received 29 Sept 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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