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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Blenheim Mews, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6PU
Received 8 Feb 20217 Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
Received 8 Feb 2021Glenfield House, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7GB
Received 8 Feb 20214 Midway Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NR
Received 8 Feb 2021Land to the rear of 1 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 8 Feb 202146 Saxon Grove, Willington, Derby, DE65 6YD
Received 9 Feb 20214 Plover Court, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UN
Received 9 Feb 20217 Rosliston Road South, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UD
Received 9 Feb 202140 Church Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 9 Feb 2021Land at SK4032 9162, Main Road, Elvaston, DE72 3EG
Received 9 Feb 2021Land at SK3925 1327 Carr Wood Barn, Off Blackwell Lane, Melbourne
Received 9 Feb 202120 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 9 Feb 2021The Stables, Hill Farm, Etwall Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DX
Received 2 Feb 202130 High Street, Repton, DE65 6GD
Received 15 Jan 202121 Elvaston Drive, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3WF
Received 10 Feb 202117 The Green, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BP
Received 10 Feb 202117 Longlands Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AH
Received 10 Feb 202115 Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 10 Feb 2021Malthouse Farm, Lullington Road, Coton in the Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8EP
Received 11 Feb 2021Land at SK2033 9468 Badway Lane, Church Broughton, Derby
Received 11 Feb 202112 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5DW
Received 8 Jan 202117 Main Street, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 19 Jan 2021The Grotto, Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EP
Received 11 Feb 202139 Frank Bodicote Way, Swadlincote, Derby, DE11 8JX
Received 11 Feb 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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