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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EA
Received 8 Mar 2021Ambaston Lane Farm, Ambaston Lane, Ambaston, Derby, DE72 3EU
Received 8 Mar 2021793 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DN
Received 8 Mar 202172 Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 8 Mar 2021Grasscroft, Osleston Lane, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BN
Received 8 Mar 2021Grasscroft, Osleston Lane, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BN
Received 8 Mar 2021Grasscroft, Osleston Lane, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BN
Received 8 Mar 20211, Malthouse Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PT
Received 8 Mar 2021Lodge Hill Farm, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AL
Received 4 Mar 202114 Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LT
Received 9 Mar 20219 Willington Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JG
Received 9 Mar 2021Land at SK2131 5299 Broughton Heath Lane, Church Broughton
Received 9 Mar 2021Garton House, Ingleby Road, Stanton by Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HT
Received 24 Feb 20217 Washford Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HN
Received 10 Mar 2021Blacksmiths Cottage, Sutton Road, Mount Pleasant, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5DE
Received 5 Mar 20215 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0HX
Received 10 Mar 20216 Truro Close, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LL
Received 17 Feb 202131 Castle Hill, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AL
Received 18 Feb 202156 Granville Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JQ
Received 18 Feb 20217 Church Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JU
Received 10 Mar 202138 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GJ
Received 10 Mar 2021Land to the rear of 230 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BQ
Received 10 Mar 2021107 The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BU
Received 11 Mar 202171 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 11 Mar 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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