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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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141 Springfield Road, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LA
Received 7 Jul 2015The Sett, Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0RB
Received 3 Jul 201535 Nettlefold Crescent, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DA
Received 8 Jul 2015Unit 2, Castle Lane Industrial Estate, Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8JB
Received 7 Jul 2015Doveside Social Club, Jinny Close, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire., DE65 5EZ
Received 7 Jul 2015Hobbits Hall, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6JP
Received 7 Jul 20154 Yates Avenue, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BG
Received 8 Jul 201539 Potters Croft, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0WD
Received 8 Jul 201533 Manor Farm, Twyford Road, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HA
Received 8 Jul 2015Brook House, Belmont Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8JU
Received 8 Jul 2015Burton Road Garage, Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7JE
Received 9 Jul 2015Land South Of, The Mease, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5JD
Received 17 Jul 2015Land At Sk3014 3568, Shortheath, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 20 Jul 2015Land At Sk1930 5342, Scropton Road, Scropton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 22 Jul 2015Land At Sk2720 3150, Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 22 Jul 2015Land At Sk2529 0068, The Mease, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 27 Jul 2015Land At Sk2416 7131, Coton Lane, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 3 Aug 2015Raddle Farm, Raddle Lane, Edingale, Staffordshire, B79 9jr,
Received 10 Aug 2015Forties Farm, Heath Lane, Boundary, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7AZ
Received 9 Jul 201540 Peacroft Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5GH
Received 9 Jul 2015Three Horseshoes, Long Lane, Thurvaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5BJ
Received 9 Jul 201539 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2GR
Received 9 Jul 2015The Hill, Sinfin Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HH
Received 10 Jul 201520 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DS
Received 6 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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