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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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21 Aston Drive, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0PD
Received 11 Apr 202216 Cobblestone Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0FL
Received 11 Apr 20228 Falaise Way, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5JT
Received 11 Apr 202223 Maple Drive, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2DG
Received 11 Apr 202258 Main Street, Walton-on-trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 11 Apr 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 11 Apr 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 11 Apr 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 11 Apr 2022Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 11 Apr 202210 Hill View, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GT
Received 11 Apr 202217 Mill Close, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NU
Received 11 Apr 202212 Hill View, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GT
Received 12 Apr 20228 Mill Street, Coton-in-the-Elms, Swadlincote DE12 8ES
Received 16 Mar 2022Dower House, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8JH
Received 4 Apr 202237 South Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GB
Received 12 Apr 2022Richmond House Farm, Greysich Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RH
Received 12 Apr 2022Church Avenue, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5HL
Received 13 Apr 20222 Royle Farm Cottage, Cauldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TU
Received 13 Apr 2022Land adjacent 30 Hall Lane, Willington, Derby
Received 31 Mar 2022Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 13 Apr 2022Brook House, 39 High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GD
Received 13 Apr 202269 Wildhay Brook, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5NU
Received 14 Apr 202231 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TT
Received 14 Apr 202253 Jubilee Close, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GR
Received 14 Apr 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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