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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Malthouse Farm, Malthouse Lane, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5PU
Received 10 Nov 201635 Trent Avenue, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6DN
Received 11 Nov 201676 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DY
Received 11 Nov 201662 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FE
Received 11 Nov 201615 Rosecroft Gardens, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9AF
Received 11 Nov 2016Fir Tree Cottage, Chapel Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, Derbyshire, LE65 2TJ
Received 14 Nov 201623 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0TT
Received 14 Nov 201664 Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PD
Received 14 Nov 2016Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EN
Received 14 Nov 2016183 Swarkestone Road, Chellaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 6UD
Received 14 Nov 201616 Main Street, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EZ
Received 10 Nov 2016Hemsley Barn, Shepherds Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8HT
Received 14 Nov 201632 Park Way, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6HU
Received 14 Nov 20161 Derwent Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9LN
Received 11 Nov 2016Land At Sk3330 7748, Wragley Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 15 Nov 2016Land South Of Cadley Hill Industrial Estate, East Of Burton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 15 Nov 2016The Hill Bungalow, Sinfin Lane, Barrow On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HH
Received 15 Nov 201624 Queensway, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FG
Received 15 Nov 20162 Pilgrims Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 3JG
Received 16 Nov 201652 Victoria Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8FQ
Received 17 Nov 201687 Main Street, Milton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EF
Received 17 Nov 20169 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2GH
Received 17 Nov 20161 Old Gate Avenue, Weston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BZ
Received 17 Nov 201628 Main Street, Weston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2BL
Received 18 Nov 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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