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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land At Sk2828 2357, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 13 May 2016Southgates, Breach Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DF
Received 16 May 20163 The Lodge, Grange Farm Court, Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6RP
Received 13 May 2016Land At The Rear Of 2 & 4, Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2HA
Received 16 May 2016Barn To The Rear Of, 88 Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8JL
Received 16 May 2016Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FE
Received 16 May 20163 Oldicote Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QH
Received 16 May 201622 Milton Road, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6FZ
Received 16 May 2016Holly Cottage, Main Street, Milton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EF
Received 16 May 2016Granny Annexe, Woodhouse Farm, Unnamed Road From Long Lane To Dalbury Hollow, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5BS
Received 17 May 2016Wengen, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JA
Received 17 May 2016The Water Tower, A&L Farm, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Received 17 May 2016Fox Covert Farm, Derby Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AF
Received 17 May 201610 Back Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5GJ
Received 16 May 2016Westbrook Farm, Green Lane, Lullington, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8EE
Received 18 May 2016Rectory Farm, Park Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BR
Received 18 May 2016The Hill, Sinfin Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HH
Received 17 May 2016Land Adjacent To, (Former Walls Garage), 26 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 19 May 201621 Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3EQ
Received 19 May 201646 Silkstone Close, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9PE
Received 16 May 20166 Kestrel Close, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0UR
Received 18 May 2016Land Between, 20 And 22, Chapel Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JY
Received 19 May 2016Nestle Company Limited, Marston Lane, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE13 9LY
Received 20 May 2016153 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DY
Received 20 May 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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