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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 The Haven, Uttoxeter Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PX
Received 2 Aug 2021Hill Top Cottage, Derby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HS
Received 5 Aug 202119 Gresley Wood Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote , DE11 9QL
Received 4 Aug 202136 Main Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TW
Received 4 Aug 20212 The Hill, Swarkestone Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6WB
Received 5 Aug 20211 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BZ
Received 5 Aug 2021Ivy Cottage, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 6 Aug 2021Emmanuel Church, Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LF
Received 6 Aug 202111 Rowley Close, Swadlincote, DE11 8LX
Received 5 Aug 2021Tutholme, B587 From Robinsons Hill To County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 5 Aug 202114 Harvest Hill, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XA
Received 6 Aug 2021Land On The West Of, Coppice Side, Swadlincote, DE11 9AA
Received 6 Aug 202128 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 6 Aug 20211 Royle Farm Cottage, Caldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TU
Received 6 Aug 20218 The Mews, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LQ
Received 9 Aug 2021Land adjacent to 21 Springfield Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GN
Received 9 Aug 2021Woodhouses Barn, B587 From Robinsons Hill To County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 9 Aug 202140 Main Street, Ambaston, Derby, DE72 3ES
Received 9 Aug 2021Cruck Barn, Ashbourne Road, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AT
Received 9 Aug 2021Land off Doles Lane, Findern
Received 9 Aug 2021The Hill Bungalow, Sinfin Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HH
Received 9 Aug 202161 Court Street , Woodville , Swadlincote, DE11 7JJ
Received 10 Aug 2021Drum And Monkey, Castle Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LH
Received 10 Aug 2021Spring View, Springhill, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 10 Aug 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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