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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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8 Bretby Heights, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0BS
Received 27 Nov 2020Rotherwood, Church Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HB
Received 27 Nov 202071 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 30 Nov 202056 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote,, DE12 8DA
Received 30 Nov 20204 Mulberry Way, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FR
Received 30 Nov 2020110 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0HT
Received 30 Nov 202020 Church Hill, Etwall, Derby DE65 6LT
Received 30 Nov 202010 Broomhills Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FS
Received 30 Nov 202049 Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PZ
Received 30 Nov 2020Wood Farm, Marjory Lane, Harehill, Ashbourne, DE6 5AA
Received 20 Nov 2020Mill House, Ingleby Road, Stanton by Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 30 Nov 202011 Hazel Close, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AU
Received 30 Nov 20204 Main Street, Ambaston, Derby, DE72 3ES
Received 1 Dec 2020Etwall House, Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road East, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0YZ
Received 1 Dec 2020Dhami Acres, Bakeacre Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BH
Received 26 Nov 2020Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, Burton-on-Trent, DE11 9UA
Received 25 Nov 202033 Georgia Avenue, Willington, Derby, DE65 6RB
Received 2 Dec 2020Quill International Industries, Castle Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JB
Received 2 Dec 2020Park Farm, Park Farm Cattery, Grangewood, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8DY
Received 4 Nov 2020Positive ID Labelling, Castle Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JB
Received 2 Dec 202071 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 2 Dec 2020Old Hall, Church Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 2 Dec 2020Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 3 Dec 2020Land adjacent North of Newlands Farm, Hatton Fields, Hilton, Derbyshire, DE65 5GQ
Received 3 Dec 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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