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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 17 Jun 2014 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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4 The Chase, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8HY
Received 10 Mar 201631 Derby Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AE
Received 10 Mar 20165 Cheal Close, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2DY
Received 10 Mar 2016Village Hall, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, Derbyshire, LE65 2TY
Received 10 Mar 201643 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0SL
Received 11 Mar 2016Land Adjacent To, Fieldgate House, Marlpit Lane, Sutton On The Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, DE6 5JB
Received 11 Mar 20168 Ladle End Lane, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8NE
Received 11 Mar 20162 Walnut Close, Milton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6WA
Received 11 Mar 2016Land At, New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0DN
Received 4 Mar 2016The Lawns, Etwall Lane, Burnaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LF
Received 14 Mar 2016100 Derby Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AF
Received 14 Mar 2016Land To The Rear Of, Stenson Fields Farmhouse, Stenson Road, Stenson, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 1LG
Received 14 Mar 2016Blakelow Farm, Sutton Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5FE
Received 14 Mar 2016Land At Sk3018 8444, Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 15 Mar 201675 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QP
Received 15 Mar 201633 Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3EQ
Received 15 Mar 201675 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8GJ
Received 15 Mar 2016Land Opposite Sladefield House, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, De73 8de,
Received 15 Mar 201615 Wheatland Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 3BY
Received 15 Mar 20161, Greenfields, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PF
Received 15 Mar 20161, Littleholme, Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6RG
Received 15 Mar 2016Land At Sk2815 8586 (Adjacent Middle Hayes Farm), Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 15 Mar 20168 Forge Close, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6WR
Received 15 Mar 2016Land To The Corner Of, The Leys And, Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0TU
Received 15 Mar 2016Records 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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