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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 19 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land At Broadstone Holt, Bog Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8HU
Received 14 Jan 202263 Fabis Close, Swadlincote, DE11 9SL
Received 14 Jan 2022Richmond Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2DF
Received 14 Jan 2022Land opposite Railway Cottages, Stenson Road, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7GB
Received 14 Jan 202228 The Bancroft, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NE
Received 14 Jan 2022Land to east of Railway Cottages, Stenson Road, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7GB
Received 14 Jan 2022Hawthorn Farm, Main Street, Scropton, Derby, DE65 5PP
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 202226 Church Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jan 202229 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 17 Jan 202228 Hassall Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5HL
Received 17 Jan 202234B Main Street, Ambaston, Derby, DE72 3ES
Received 18 Jan 202212 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 19 Jan 20226 Wye Dale, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RP
Received 19 Jan 20221 Finch Crescent, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TT
Received 19 Jan 20229B South Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DW
Received 19 Jan 2022Plots 5 and P2 - 01, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 19 Jan 2022113B London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GP
Received 19 Jan 2022Olde Ale House, 151 Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BZ
Received 19 Jan 2022Records 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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