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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 8 Nov 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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92a, Weston Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BA
Received 9 Aug 2017Melbourne Senior Citizens Centre, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8EJ
Received 9 Aug 2017The Lower Tithe Barn, Tithe Barn, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8JH
Received 9 Aug 201729 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 9 Aug 201722 Main Street, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0SJ
Received 9 Aug 20176 The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BT
Received 9 Aug 20173 Harrow Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XD
Received 9 Aug 2017Woodlands Lodge, Seven Spouts Farm, Ingleby Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JQ
Received 9 Aug 201722 Frederick Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8BX
Received 9 Aug 20172 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 4 Aug 2017Smisby Manor, Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TA
Received 28 Jul 2017Netherclose Lodge, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5PX
Received 10 Aug 2017Crofton Barn, Marlpit Lane, Sutton On The Hill, Derby, DE6 5JB
Received 10 Aug 2017Unit 1, Sharpes Industrial Estate, Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9AZ
Received 9 Aug 2017Unit 4, Sharpes Industrial Estate, Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AZ
Received 9 Aug 20177 Hall Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9QU
Received 4 Aug 2017Land At Former Calder Works, Repton Road, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6PD
Received 11 Aug 201789 Derby Road, Aston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2AE
Received 10 Aug 201746 Hall Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QU
Received 10 Aug 2017Ye Olde Packhorse Inn, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BZ
Received 11 Aug 2017Shardlow Hall, London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GP
Received 11 Aug 201736 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 11 Aug 2017Pavillion, Barrow Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7GR
Received 11 Aug 20173 Trent Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BT
Received 14 Aug 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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