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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 Sept 2013 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Garden Lodge, Ashe Hall, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6HT
Received 22 Aug 2017Chantry Farm Shop, Kings Newton Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DD
Received 22 Aug 201781 Midway Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7PG
Received 23 Aug 20172 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7EH
Received 23 Aug 201735 Chestnut Grove, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6NG
Received 24 Aug 2017130 Nadee, Heath Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AR
Received 24 Aug 201714 Lincote Way, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8FW
Received 24 Aug 2017St Wystans Vicarage, Willington Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH
Received 24 Aug 2017Unit 5, The Pipeworks, Coppice Side, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9FQ
Received 25 Aug 201732 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 24 Aug 2017Willow Bungalow, Shortheath Farm, Shortheath, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6BN
Received 25 Aug 201721 Dundee Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NN
Received 25 Aug 2017Land At, 20 Arthur Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HG
Received 25 Aug 201724 Church Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 29 Aug 2017The Old Forge, Main Street, Milton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6EF
Received 29 Aug 2017Thurleston Grange, London Road, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3FE
Received 29 Aug 2017189 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BQ
Received 29 Aug 2017Overfields Farm, From Coton Road To Church Street, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8LW
Received 29 Aug 2017Ingleby View, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JA
Received 29 Aug 2017Bretby Hall Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0QQ
Received 30 Aug 2017Unit 1, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8DG
Received 30 Aug 201742 Earls Drive, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3FJ
Received 30 Aug 201774 Avon Way, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5NA
Received 31 Aug 2017Land At Sk2918 9906, Thorpe Downs Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
Received 1 Sept 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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