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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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3 Truro Close, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LL
Received 19 Feb 20213 The Mansion, Aston Hall Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DE
Received 11 Mar 2021The Stables, 7 Hargate House Farm, Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FJ
Received 22 Feb 202114 The Lilypool, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GL
Received 12 Mar 202166 Little Moorside, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DZ
Received 12 Mar 202117 Nevis Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AE
Received 12 Mar 202175 Weston Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2BA
Received 22 Feb 202121A Bridge Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HX
Received 12 Mar 2021Marsh Cottage, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LS
Received 12 Mar 20212 Elmlands Close, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AL
Received 10 Mar 202198 Weston Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2BA
Received 10 Mar 20215 Rectory Gardens, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AZ
Received 11 Mar 2021179 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LY
Received 10 Mar 2021Lees Croft, Unnamed road from Long Lane, Dalbury Lees, DE6 5BE
Received 12 Mar 2021The Hollow, Penn Lane Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 15 Mar 202125 Greenlands, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XS
Received 15 Mar 202123 Hastings Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AH
Received 15 Mar 20214 Walnut Close, Barrow On Trent, Derby, DE73 7JL
Received 15 Mar 202125 Hastings Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AH
Received 15 Mar 20212 Edmunds Square, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DU
Received 12 Mar 202123 Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BT
Received 12 Mar 2021Japonica Cottage, 86 Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 15 Mar 2021Woodfields Farm, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BH
Received 15 Mar 2021239 Burton Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JN
Received 15 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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