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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Land to the rear of 53 and 67 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ET
Received 8 Oct 202030 Swadlincote Lane, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EG
Received 25 Sept 2020Severn Trent Stanton Bridge DBS, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HS
Received 8 Oct 2020Land at New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 9 Oct 202051 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DB
Received 8 Oct 202018 Milton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FZ
Received 8 Oct 2020Land to the rear and north-west of The Cottage and 2 Sapperton Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AU
Received 12 Oct 202033 Newman Drive, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RZ
Received 12 Oct 2020Land at The Willows, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BT
Received 12 Oct 2020113A Weston Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BA
Received 12 Oct 2020The Stables, Hoofies Farm, Repton Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AD
Received 12 Oct 2020Catholic Social Club, Darklands Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0PF
Received 12 Oct 202041 Ryton Way, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GY
Received 13 Oct 20202 Blackwell Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JG
Received 13 Oct 202026 Birch Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NQ
Received 13 Oct 2020104 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EH
Received 13 Oct 2020Forest View, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 13 Oct 202061 Court Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JJ
Received 13 Oct 202014 Portland Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JF
Received 13 Oct 20202 Derwent Court, Wilne Lane, Great Wilne, Derby, DE72 2HF
Received 13 Oct 2020Land adjacent to 36 Penkridge Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FH
Received 13 Oct 202012 Eureka Lodge Gardens, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0WR
Received 13 Oct 20205 Bancroft Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5WB
Received 14 Oct 2020Park Lodge, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BU
Received 14 Oct 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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