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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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81 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GR
Received 16 Aug 2021Summerfields, Unnamed Road Leading From Catton Road To Coton Road, Catton, Swadlincote, DE12 8LW
Received 31 Aug 2021Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Received 24 Aug 20211 Saint Marys Close, Newton Solney, Burton on Trent , DE15 0SE
Received 31 Aug 2021Plot 4, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BZ
Received 31 Aug 202150 Pinfold Close, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FR
Received 31 Aug 2021Land at SK3925 1974, Station Road, Melbourne, Derby
Received 31 Aug 2021Plot 4, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BZ
Received 31 Aug 2021The Nook, Heath Top, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AY
Received 31 Aug 2021Plot 4, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BZ
Received 31 Aug 2021Land at SK3925 1974, Station Road, Melbourne, Derby
Received 31 Aug 2021Keepers Cottage, Newton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0TQ
Received 1 Sept 2021Southview Cottage, Stenson Road, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7HL
Received 1 Sept 2021HMP Foston Hall, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DN
Received 1 Sept 202129 Derby Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AE
Received 1 Sept 2021Chellaston Lane , Derby
Received 1 Sept 2021Land to the rear of 53 & 67 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ET
Received 1 Sept 2021The Angel Inn, Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LF
Received 1 Sept 2021Stonehouse Farm, Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BP
Received 2 Sept 2021Stonehouse Farm, Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BP
Received 2 Sept 202121 Yew Tree Gardens, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JG
Received 2 Sept 202115 Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HA
Received 3 Sept 2021Ivanhoe House, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 3 Sept 2021KKL Logging, Miry Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 6 Sept 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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