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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
SILVERBIRCH COTTAGE, DAG LANE, LULLINGTON, SWADLINCOTE, DE12 8EQ
Received 24 Feb 2022Corraithe, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby DE73 7JA
Received 22 Feb 202217 Newton Park, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent DE15 0SX
Received 22 Feb 2022The Lower Tithe Barn, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8JH
Received 7 Apr 202250 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8DW
Received 17 Feb 2022The Firs, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DL
Received 17 Feb 202215 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 25 Feb 2022Land adjacent to Mill Green House, Brook Lane, Derbyshire, DE65 5PN
Received 25 Feb 20229 Stockton Close, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9TQ
Received 17 Feb 2022Land off Orchard Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JS
Received 25 Feb 2022Brickyard Cottage, 183 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF
Received 28 Feb 2022Land off Bent Lane, Church Broughton
Received 28 Feb 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 28 Feb 2022Shortheath, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6BN
Received 28 Feb 20228 Springwood Farm Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XE
Received 28 Feb 2022Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 28 Feb 2022Croft House, Salisbury Lane, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8ER
Received 28 Feb 2022The Old Rectory, Church Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HP
Received 28 Feb 2022247 Hearthcote Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9DU
Received 28 Feb 2022Land at SK 2730 1591, East of Egginton Road and North of Jacksons Lane, Etwall Common, Derby.
Received 28 Feb 202210 Sundew Court, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3FQ
Received 28 Feb 2022Land off Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Received 1 Mar 2022Area to the east of Gunby Hill and to the south of Lullington Road, Cadborough Hill Wood, Overseal
Received 1 Mar 2022Site A Park Road Cadley Park/William Nadin Way Swadlincote
Received 1 Mar 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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