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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 20 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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41 High Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8JB
Received 21 Dec 2016Sealview, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6JP
Received 21 Dec 201667 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EQ
Received 22 Dec 2016Seale Lodge Farm, Burton Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8AP
Received 22 Dec 2016New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0DN
Received 22 Dec 2016New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0DN
Received 22 Dec 2016Land To The Rear Of, 54 Stanhope Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9BQ
Received 23 Dec 2016Little Homestead, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HU
Received 23 Dec 2016Cricket Ground, Elvaston Cricket Club, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 28 Dec 2016Coplow House, Coplow Lane, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DL
Received 28 Dec 2016275 Rykneld Road, Findern, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 4AP
Received 3 Jan 2017Lowes Cottage, Lowes Farm, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GQ
Received 3 Jan 20178 Ambaston Lane, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2GU
Received 3 Jan 201718 Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LT
Received 3 Jan 20178 Ambaston Lane, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2GU
Received 3 Jan 20176 Newton Park, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0SX
Received 3 Jan 201729 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EA
Received 4 Jan 20175, Manor View, Main Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7EB
Received 4 Jan 2017Corner Barn, Poplars Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7HJ
Received 4 Jan 20178 West Lawn, Findern, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6BB
Received 5 Jan 201719 Coach Way, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6ES
Received 5 Jan 2017Ye Olde Packhorse Inn, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8BZ
Received 5 Jan 201743 John Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8EJ
Received 5 Jan 20179 Mount Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9ES
Received 6 Jan 2017Records 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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