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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Lambert House, Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8ES
Received 21 Jun 2016109 Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6BA
Received 22 Jun 201643 Court Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7JJ
Received 22 Jun 2016Pippin Heath, Kings Newton Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DD
Received 21 Jun 201611a, Bargate Lane, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6BY
Received 22 Jun 20166 Millpool Close, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7AR
Received 22 Jun 201617 West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DG
Received 23 Jun 2016Bantons Cottage, 12 Bantons Lane, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7NZ
Received 23 Jun 2016Bothy Cottage, Brookside Farm, Malthouse Lane, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5PU
Received 23 Jun 2016Workshop Barn, Brookside Farm, Malthouse Lane, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5PU
Received 23 Jun 2016Land At Sk2131 5331, Breach Lane, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 23 Jun 201616 Alts Nook Way, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2WD
Received 23 Jun 20164 Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EG
Received 24 Jun 2016Blakemere Farm, Bakeacre Lane, Findern, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6BH
Received 24 Jun 2016Weston Hill Chalet Park, Bridge Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BU
Received 24 Jun 2016124, Derby House, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JZ
Received 24 Jun 2016124, Derby House, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JZ
Received 24 Jun 201648 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LP
Received 27 Jun 20168 Coach Way, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EU
Received 23 Jun 2016113 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0LX
Received 28 Jun 2016Barn To The Rear Of, Cedar Barns, Unnamed Road From The Green To Radbourne Common, Radbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE6 5BE
Received 28 Jun 2016Stablebarn, Home Farm, Home Farm Drive, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DL
Received 28 Jun 201610 Hearthcote Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DR
Received 13 Jul 2016Manor Court, Church Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HR
Received 14 Jul 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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