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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Bungalow, The Hill House, Sinfin Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HH
Received 31 Oct 20167 & 9, Aston Hall Drive, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2DD
Received 2 Nov 201620 Welland Road, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5GZ
Received 2 Nov 2016The Farmhouse Unit 5, Lowes Farm, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GQ
Received 22 Nov 2016The Farmhouse Unit 5, Lowes Farm, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GQ
Received 22 Nov 20167 Pennine Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9EX
Received 22 Nov 20162 Midland Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AG
Received 7 Sept 2016Badger Farm, Willowpit Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5FN
Received 9 Sept 201639 Potters Croft, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0WD
Received 12 Sept 20164 Helston Close, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PN
Received 12 Sept 2016Swarkestone Boat Club House, Pingle Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GN
Received 12 Sept 20161a, Dalston Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0QG
Received 12 Sept 20163 The Granary, Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2HD
Received 13 Sept 201630 Church Street, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8EZ
Received 13 Sept 201620 Arthur Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9HG
Received 14 Sept 201620 West Avenue, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5FY
Received 14 Sept 2016Land To The Rear Of, 35 Bretby Hollow, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0UE
Received 14 Sept 201630 Oaks Road, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6DU
Received 14 Sept 20165 High Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8JG
Received 14 Sept 20169 Repton Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7AF
Received 15 Sept 2016Former Cranberry Foods Factory, Holly Bank, Scropton Road, Scropton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 14 Sept 201670 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QP
Received 15 Sept 20164 Grove Park, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6NS
Received 16 Sept 201616 Halifax Close, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5HH
Received 16 Sept 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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