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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Spring Farm Cottage, Rosliston Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UF
Received 24 Feb 202119 Aston Hall Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DD
Received 24 Feb 2021Kilworth Machinery Limited, Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 2TA
Received 5 Feb 2021Dolly Barn, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT
Received 25 Feb 202151 Sherbourne Drive, Hilton, DE65 5NJ
Received 5 Feb 202110 Princess Avenue, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QH
Received 25 Feb 202128 The Pastures, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GG
Received 23 Feb 2021Waterworks House, Unnamed Section Of A514 From B587 To Swarkestone Bridge, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HS
Received 25 Feb 2021Land at SK3626 2980, Ingleby Road, Stanton by Bridge
Received 25 Feb 2021248 Hillside Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HE
Received 24 Feb 2021Land to the rear of 230 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BQ
Received 25 Feb 202118 Washford Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HN
Received 28 Sept 2021337 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JP
Received 20 Sept 202119 Bourne Way, Swadlincote, DE11 8LT
Received 8 Sept 2021The Cloud Trail Greenway walking and cycling route from Trent Lane King's Newton to the Trent and Mersey Canal towpath
Received 28 Sept 2021Chestnut House, Mitre Drive Repton, Derby, DE65 6FJ
Received 28 Sept 20215 Belmont Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JU
Received 24 Sept 202112 Manor Farm Road, Aston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BW
Received 29 Sept 20212 Slade Farm, Rose Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LB
Received 29 Sept 202117 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 29 Sept 20213 The Close, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SZ
Received 29 Sept 20212 Penkridge Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FH
Received 30 Sept 20212 The Close, Newton Solney, Burton on Trent DE15 0SZ
Received 30 Sept 202122 Amberwood, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0QQ
Received 30 Sept 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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