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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Farforth House, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7GJ
Received 13 Jul 202115-19 The Clockhouse, Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EQ
Received 29 Jun 2021175 Shortheath, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derby, DE12 6BL
Received 22 Jun 20213 Tivey Way, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JS
Received 13 Jul 2021Clock Warehouse, 198 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 13 Jul 2021Land to the east of Station Road, Melbourne,
Received 13 Jul 2021106 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 1 Jul 202119 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 14 Jul 20211 Bishops Gate, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8DT
Received 14 Jul 2021Hawthorn Farm, Main Street, Scropton, Derby, DE65 5PP
Received 14 Jul 2021Oakdene House, Burnaston Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LX
Received 23 Jun 202143 Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FL
Received 14 Jul 2021Little Meadow Farm, Off Airfield Road, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AY
Received 14 Jul 202110 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JH
Received 15 Jul 202122 Holden Avenue, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AW
Received 23 Jun 2021Lower Barn, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HT
Received 14 Jul 2021Land to the rear of Forties Farm, Heath Lane, Swadlincote, DE11 7AZ
Received 14 Jul 20214-6 Canal Bridge, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BQ
Received 15 Jul 2021Bramble House, Main Street, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8ED
Received 16 Jul 2021Cairnhill,Calke Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DL
Received 16 Jul 2021Land adjacent to Keepers Cottage, Ashby Road East, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QG
Received 16 Jul 2021Land rear of 53 and 67 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ET
Received 16 Jul 2021Land adjoining the Woodhaven, Lullington Road, Grangewood, Swadlincote, DE12 8BH
Received 16 Jul 20212 Stanley Close, Netherseal, Swadlincote , DE12 8BW
Received 16 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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