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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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The Grange, 4 Hillcrest, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DX
Received 27 Apr 2021Gorsemoor, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BP
Received 27 Apr 2021Chantry House, Main Street, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 22 Apr 2021Land at SK3925 1974 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LH
Received 27 Apr 2021Land at SK3925 1974 at Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LH
Received 27 Apr 202163 Longlands Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AH
Received 27 Apr 2021Land off Orchard Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JS
Received 28 Apr 2021Oakdene House, Burnaston Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LF
Received 28 Apr 2021Oakdene, Burnaston Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LF
Received 28 Apr 202111 Dunncliffe Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GE
Received 28 Apr 202150 Willington Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NR
Received 29 Apr 202126 Fishpond Lane, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HJ
Received 29 Apr 2021Plot 2, Rectory Farm, Sutton on the Hill, DE6 5JA
Received 29 Apr 20214 Midway Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NR
Received 27 Apr 2021The Croft, Back Lane, Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne, DE6 5JL
Received 29 Apr 2021Bays 1 - 6, The Old Iron Warehouse, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 29 Apr 202119 Queensway, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FG
Received 16 Apr 2021The Limes, Main Street, Ingleby, Derby, DE73 7HW
Received 30 Apr 20212 Kensey Road, Micklever, Derby, DE3 0AB
Received 30 Apr 202125 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JE
Received 30 Apr 202123 York Road, Church Gresley, DE11 9QG
Received 30 Apr 202117 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 3 May 20219 Hazel Close, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AU
Received 3 May 202194 The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BU
Received 3 May 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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