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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 East of Egginton Road and north of Jacksons Lane at SK2730 1591, Etwall, Derby
Received 15 Dec 2020Land Off Ticknall Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AU
Received 16 Dec 2020Melbourne Telephone Exchange, Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 16 Dec 2020Silverthorn, Church Broughton Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 16 Dec 202015 Ruston Close, Swadlincote, DE11 0BJ
Received 16 Dec 202039 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 16 Dec 202037A Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 16 Dec 2020Plot 4, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BZ
Received 16 Dec 202010 Beech Grove, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NH
Received 17 Dec 2020The Pastures, Highfield Farm, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LS
Received 17 Dec 2020Wood End, Wood End Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7GE
Received 18 Dec 2020The Old Vicarage, 163 Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5DT
Received 18 Dec 202025 Ferny Close, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6NU
Received 11 Dec 20205, The Brambles, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7FB
Received 18 Dec 2020Plot 10, The Brambles, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7FB
Received 18 Dec 2020Plot 9, The Brambles, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7FB
Received 18 Dec 2020Springfield County Junior School, Springfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BU
Received 16 Dec 202011 Merrybower Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3JJ
Received 18 Dec 20204 Woodfield Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0DE
Received 18 Dec 2020Land to the rear of Bernard Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BZ
Received 18 Dec 2020Hoon Hay Manor, Marston Lane, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EA
Received 16 Nov 20204 Pear Tree Close, Hartshorne, Derbyshire, DE11 7AQ
Received 18 Dec 2020Windmill Cottage, Swarkestone Road, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6UD
Received 21 Dec 202038 Forest View, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6GZ
Received 21 Dec 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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