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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Sapperton Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AU
Received 5 Jul 2021Lambert Grange, Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 6 Jul 2021Brookfields Farm, Schoolpiece Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5DH
Received 6 Jul 2021Calke Abbey, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LE
Received 6 Jul 2021Talbot Farm , 75 Derby Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FP
Received 6 Jul 202111 The Bancroft, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6ND
Received 5 Jul 2021Land northerly adjacent to 23a Westfield Road , Swadlincote , DE11 0BG
Received 7 Jul 2021Woodshop Cottage, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, DE73 7JA
Received 5 Jul 202132 Yew Tree Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EX
Received 5 Jul 2021LAND AT SK4130 6711, (rear of 98A-1 16 Derby Road and 2-10 Alderslade Close) Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AF
Received 8 Apr 201915 Cherry Tree Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FD
Received 8 Jul 20214 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 8 Jul 2021160 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7JR
Received 9 Jun 2021210 Regent Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PQ
Received 12 Jul 202124 Windsor Road, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PL
Received 12 Jul 2021Spring Farm, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 9 Jul 202150 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DW
Received 16 Jun 20212 The Limes, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7HR
Received 12 Jul 2021Follyfoot Farm, Burntheath Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FE
Received 12 Jul 2021Follyfoot Farm, Burntheath Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FE
Received 12 Jul 2021Willow Farm, 16 Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AX
Received 21 Jun 20213 Cherry Garth, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FT
Received 13 Jul 2021Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 12 Jul 202189 Aston Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GX
Received 13 Jul 2021Records 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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