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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Coneyburrow Wood, Calke Road, Melbourne, Derby,DE73 8DL
Received 7 Jul 2022Grove Farm, London Road, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3EZ
Received 7 Jul 202278-80 Church Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NP
Received 7 Jul 2022Seymour House and Kendrick Mills, Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 7 Jul 2022Shortwoods, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 7 Jul 2022Land at SK2720 (Site A) Park Road, Cadley Park, Swadlincote
Received 7 Jul 2022164 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Received 7 Jul 2022Plots 5 and P2 - 01, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 8 Jul 2022Shortwood Farm, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JP
Received 8 Jul 202239 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0SL
Received 13 Jun 2022Shortwood Farm, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JP
Received 8 Jul 2022Shortwood Farm, Green Lane, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JP
Received 8 Jul 20222 Thorn Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DN
Received 8 Jul 20229 Main Street, Weston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2BL
Received 11 Jul 202220 Tennyson Avenue, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DT
Received 11 Jul 20229 Laburnum Way, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JU
Received 11 Jul 202221 Winchester Drive, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LR
Received 11 Jul 2022Land off Henshall Drive, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6WU
Received 11 Jul 2022Elm Barn, Wood Farm , Marjory lane, Boylestone, Ashbourne, DE6 5QW
Received 11 Jul 20223 Grange Court, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HR
Received 12 Jul 2022Land At Sk3726 8532 , Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DE
Received 12 Jul 2022Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 12 Jul 2022Rectory Farm , Unnamed Road From Marlpit Lane To James Lane, Sutton On The Hill, Derby, DE6 5JA
Received 12 Jul 2022Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 13 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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