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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Annswell House, Burton Road, Annwell , Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TE
Received 22 Apr 202249 Bass's Crescent, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HW
Received 26 Apr 2022Corner Of Sun Street And High Street , Sun Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DU
Received 27 Apr 2022Land At Thorn Street, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 27 Apr 202290 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 27 Apr 202291 George Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NZ
Received 27 Apr 20224 James Clarke Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6RD
Received 28 Apr 20226 Wren Park Close, Findern, Derby, DE65 6QQ
Received 29 Apr 20227 Derby Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2AE
Received 29 Apr 2022Sealwood Barn, Seal Wood Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PA
Received 29 Apr 2022West View Farm, Sandy lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU
Received 25 Apr 20227 The Green, Weston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2BJ
Received 29 Apr 202210 Elmlands Close, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2AL
Received 29 Apr 202249 Westfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BG
Received 2 May 202223-25 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 2 May 2022Old Barn House, Ingleby Road, Stanton-By-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 2 May 202249 Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PZ
Received 3 May 2022Rye Close Farm, Duck Street, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HG
Received 3 May 20222 Woodhill Church Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ER
Received 3 May 202215 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QN
Received 3 May 2022Plot 1, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby
Received 27 Apr 2022Arleston House Farm, Arleston Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HN
Received 3 May 2022Plot 2, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby
Received 27 Apr 2022Land off Blackwell Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8EN.
Received 3 May 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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