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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Quarry Edge, Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 3 Dec 2020Grange View, Unnamed Road From Long Lane To Dalbury Hollow, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BE
Received 3 Dec 202012 Mill Green, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2WE
Received 4 Dec 2020Lower Barn, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HT
Received 4 Dec 20204 Gerard Grove, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NT
Received 3 Dec 2020Sandstones, Ingleby Road, Stanton by Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HT
Received 3 Dec 2020121 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DU
Received 4 Dec 2020Egginton Hall, Church Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HP
Received 4 Dec 202026 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 4 Dec 202049 Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 4 Dec 202049, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 4 Dec 202035 Newman Drive, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RZ
Received 7 Dec 202011 Holme Close, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EE
Received 7 Dec 20208 Woodview Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0UG
Received 7 Dec 2020The Mews 1 Birchington House, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU
Received 8 Dec 2020100 Winchester Drive, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LU
Received 6 Nov 20201 South Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GB
Received 8 Dec 2020Walton Hall, Main Street, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LZ
Received 8 Dec 20206 Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LE
Received 8 Dec 2020Bettys Farm, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BU
Received 8 Dec 2020Bettys Farm, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BU
Received 8 Dec 2020Drakelow Road, Land between Lichfield Road (A38) and Drakelow Road, Walton-On-Trent, Swadlincote , Swadlincote
Received 9 Dec 2020Land at SK3925 2880, Station Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8LH
Received 9 Dec 2020Garton House, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HT
Received 3 Nov 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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