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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 2011 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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60 Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6RE
Received 29 Jun 20229 Manor court, Chuch lane, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HR
Received 30 Jun 2022Melbourne Old Burial Ground, Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 30 Jun 202252 High Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8HS
Received 30 Jun 2022219A Burton Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JN
Received 30 Jun 2022Land North of Drift Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 7 Jun 201813 Castle Mews, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LW
Received 30 Jun 20227 Aston Hall Drive, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2DD
Received 1 Jul 202214 Mansfields Croft, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NJ
Received 1 Jul 202259 The Crest, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QE
Received 1 Jul 2022Land at SK2922 8261, Unnamed Road Through Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QX
Received 1 Jul 2022Land at SK2531 3702, Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby
Received 1 Jul 2022Land at SK2918 7125 off Church Street, Church Gresley
Received 1 Jul 2022Land at SK2531 3702, Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby
Received 1 Jul 20224 Grange Close, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FJ
Received 4 Jul 2022Land at SK3927 6592, Bridge Lane, Weston-On-Trent, Derby
Received 4 Jul 2022Land adjacent to 1 Victoria Villas, Beards Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0ED
Received 4 Jul 2022Brookswood, 1A Church Street, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8EZ
Received 5 Jul 2022125 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 5 Jul 2022Land at New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 5 Jul 202260 Willow Park Way, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2DF
Received 6 Jul 202227 South Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GB
Received 6 Jul 2022the Dower house, Church square, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8JH
Received 6 Jul 2022Land at SK2720 7907 (Site A) Park Road, Cadley Park, Swadlincote
Received 6 Jul 2022Records 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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