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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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31brookside Cottage, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7AH
Received 13 Oct 2016Oak Apple Barn, Back Lane, Sutton On The Hill, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5JL
Received 17 Oct 2016116 Chiltern Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9SW
Received 17 Oct 20161 Holderness Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 3BL
Received 18 Oct 2016Land Adjacent To, Charnwood, Jawbone Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BW
Received 18 Oct 201637a, Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0TF
Received 17 Oct 201647 Bells End Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8NF
Received 18 Oct 2016Shortwoods, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PF
Received 19 Oct 20165 High Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8JG
Received 19 Oct 2016Willington Power Station, Twyford Road, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6PP
Received 20 Oct 2016Land Off Willington Road, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 18 Oct 2016Newton Solney Church Of England Infant School, Trent Lane, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0SF
Received 14 Oct 2016Two Trees, The Glebe, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8JQ
Received 20 Oct 20164 Melton Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FP
Received 20 Oct 2016Land North Of, The Lilypool, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8GL
Received 20 Oct 2016Land Adjacent To, 15 Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PZ
Received 19 Oct 2016Highfields, Heage Lane, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LS
Received 21 Oct 201671 Coppice Side, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9AA
Received 19 Oct 20166 The Green, Weston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BJ
Received 20 Oct 2016Southgates, Breach Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DF
Received 21 Oct 201642 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8GJ
Received 24 Oct 20162 Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8JW
Received 24 Oct 2016Guest House At, Ivy House Farm, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HT
Received 20 Oct 201613 Chapel Street, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8EY
Received 24 Oct 2016Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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