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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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The Dower House, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8JH
Received 27 Jul 201633 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8DA
Received 29 Jul 201637 High Street, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6GD
Received 29 Jul 2016Larch Barn, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DG
Received 29 Jul 2016Park Hill, Hilton Road, Egginton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6GU
Received 29 Jul 201674 Audens Way, Midway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0HQ
Received 1 Aug 2016Tooth And Co, Swadlincote Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8DB
Received 1 Aug 20168 The Mews, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8LQ
Received 1 Aug 2016Ivanhoe House, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, Derbyshire, LE65 2TY
Received 1 Aug 2016The Elms Farm, Trusley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5JG
Received 1 Aug 2016White Leys, Broadstone Lane, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LD
Received 1 Aug 201646 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8GJ
Received 1 Aug 2016Land At Sk2129 5462, Marston Old Lane, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 3 Aug 20161 Hanslynn, Thulston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3WB
Received 3 Aug 2016Lowes House, Lowes Farm, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GQ
Received 3 Aug 201642 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JH
Received 3 Aug 2016Calke Abbey, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LE
Received 3 Aug 2016Newton Grange, Repton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0SG
Received 3 Aug 2016151 And 157, Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DY
Received 4 Aug 20161 Wellwood Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0JH
Received 4 Aug 2016Keepers Cottage Lodge, Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QG
Received 5 Aug 2016Springfield Public House, 23 & 25 North Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AX
Received 5 Aug 20168 Otter Street, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5NS
Received 5 Aug 2016219 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QR
Received 5 Aug 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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