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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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26 Glenmore Drive, Stenson Fields, Derby DE24 3HE
Received 2 Mar 2021Sharpes Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Received 1 Feb 2021Sharpes Pottery, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
Received 1 Feb 20218 Orchard Close, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NN
Received 23 Feb 202179 Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5DT
Received 3 Mar 20212 Milton Grange, Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 3 Mar 2021The Sett, Bretby, Burton on Trent, DE15 0RB
Received 3 Mar 2021Stonehouse Farm, Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BP
Received 3 Mar 202132 Melton Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FP
Received 3 Mar 2021Garden King Garden Market, Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TX
Received 3 Mar 20215 Castle Mews, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LW
Received 4 Mar 2021Land at SK2334 9275, Commonpiece Lane, Ashbourne DE6 5PZ
Received 18 Feb 2021Land at SK2334 8570 Commonpiece Lane, Ashbourne, DE6 5PZ
Received 18 Feb 20217 Renshaw Drive, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0RY
Received 4 Mar 2021The Dales, Askew Grove, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GS
Received 4 Mar 20213 Pilgrims Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3JG
Received 4 Mar 2021Shortwood Farm, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JP
Received 4 Mar 202183 Main Street, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 5 Mar 2021Amalfi White, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 5 Mar 2021Land at SK3430 7732, Deep Dale Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby
Received 5 Mar 202151 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DB
Received 4 Mar 2021The Green and Weston Lock, Weston on Trent, Derby
Received 4 Mar 202181A Egginton Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NP
Received 24 Feb 202115 Cherry Tree Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FD
Received 8 Mar 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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