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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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95 Salisbury Drive, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LE
Received 20 Jul 2022Land adjacent to The Spinney, Trent Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BT
Received 18 Jul 2022Land off Doles Lane, Findern, Derbyshire
Received 20 Jul 2022Land at SK2720 7907 (Site A) Park Road, Cadley Park, Swadlincote
Received 20 Jul 202221 Burton Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LQ
Received 21 Jul 2022The Old Forge Day Nursery , 8 The Old Forge The Green , Findern, Derby, DE65 6AA
Received 21 Jul 2022Land north side to Bridge Barn, Derby Road, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JB
Received 21 Jul 202270 Eaton Close, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5ED
Received 21 Jul 2022Land at SK1930 5342, Hawthorn Farm, Scropton Road, Scropton, DE65 5PR
Received 22 Jul 2022Grove Lodge, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, Burton On Trent, DE15 9TY
Received 22 Jul 20221-3 Holden House, Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 22 Jul 2022128 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GP
Received 22 Jul 2022The Old Stables, Hoon Ridge, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GA
Received 22 Jul 2022Cinderlands, 1, Linton road, Cauldwell, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6RU
Received 14 Jul 202263A Main Street, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 25 Jul 2022Rear Of, 16 Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8DQ
Received 25 Jul 2022High Grange School, Hospital Lane, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DR
Received 25 Jul 2022Flint Mill Farm, Rosliston Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, Burton On Trent , DE15 9UE
Received 25 Jul 202273 Pharmacy Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JE
Received 25 Jul 2022Land at SK1832 2627, Breach Lane, Foston, DE6 5HH
Received 25 Jul 202225 Main Street, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 25 Jul 2022Hillside Farm, Radbourne Common, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 4LX
Received 25 Jul 202280 Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 26 Jul 2022Land East of Station Road, Melbourne
Received 26 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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