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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Clary Meadows, Green Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LH
Received 21 Apr 2021Clary Meadows, Green Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LH
Received 21 Apr 20214 Padstow Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3LH
Received 22 Apr 202143 Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FL
Received 22 Apr 2021The Old Rectory, Ingleby Road, Stanton-By Bridge, DERBY, DE73 7GJ
Received 22 Apr 2021Foxglove Barn, Park Farm, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT
Received 22 Apr 2021Land at Sk2828 2357, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BW
Received 22 Apr 202183 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LX
Received 22 Apr 202125 Tower Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EU
Received 22 Apr 2021Pear Tree Farm, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HP
Received 22 Apr 2021John Port Spencer Academy, Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU
Received 22 Apr 2021159A Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BQ
Received 22 Apr 2021Cricket Ground, Main Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ES
Received 22 Apr 2021Land at SK2132 3200 Miry Lane, Church Broughton, Foston, Derby
Received 23 Apr 2021Archway Motors, Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AX
Received 23 Apr 202135 Compton Avenue, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AU
Received 22 Apr 202120 Park Way, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HU
Received 23 Apr 202152 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 26 Apr 2021Magnolia House, Unnamed Section Of A514 From B587 To Swarkestone Bridge, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HS
Received 26 Apr 202143 Springwood Farm Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XE
Received 22 Apr 2021Whitegates, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 26 Apr 2021Brook House, 39, High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GD
Received 26 Apr 2021Land at SK3829 3555, off Swarkestone Road, Chellaston, Derby
Received 26 Apr 2021Land at SK3925 1974, Station Road, Melbourne, Derby
Received 26 Apr 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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