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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 23 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Barr Hall Farm, Drakelow Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8NB
Received 19 Jun 201526 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EJ
Received 23 Jun 2015Land At, Gorsey Leys, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 24 Jun 201586 The Woodlands, Melbourne, DE73 8DQ
Received 24 Jun 201523 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0TF
Received 17 Jun 20152, West Lodge, Newton Park, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0ST
Received 25 Jun 2015180 Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PE
Received 23 Jun 2015Hill Farm, Seal Wood Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PA
Received 23 Jun 2015Former, Lionel Engineering, Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6RG
Received 24 Jun 2015327 & 329, Ashby Road, Boundary, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7BA
Received 23 Jun 20157 Grove Court, Thulston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3WF
Received 26 Jun 2015Land South Of The Mease, Part Of Hilton Depot, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 26 Jun 2015The Conifers, Park Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6JS
Received 26 Jun 201511 Long Croft, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2UH
Received 29 Jun 201542 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FE
Received 25 Jun 201546 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FE
Received 25 Jun 20152, Mewies Close, Main Street, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8LZ
Received 25 Jun 2015St Georges Church, Church Lane, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JU
Received 25 Jun 20151, Mill Green, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2WE
Received 29 Jun 2015Wellbrook Medical Centre, Welland Road, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5GZ
Received 2 Jul 2015Friary Farm, Hilton Road, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6HZ
Received 2 Jul 201541 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JH
Received 2 Jul 2015Land At Sk2319 0645, Former Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 2 Jul 201530 Monsom Lane, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6FX
Received 3 Jul 2015Records 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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