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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Trent View, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JA
Received 17 Aug 202265 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 17 Aug 2022Land north of Occupation Lane (Woodville Regeneration Area), Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 17 Aug 2022Brizlincote Hall Farm, Brizlincote Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0PR
Received 18 Aug 2022The Croft, Weston Road, Weston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BH
Received 18 Aug 2022Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 18 Aug 202285-89 Main Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FB
Received 18 Aug 202215 Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 18 Aug 2022Marston Hall, Marston Lane, Marston-on-Dove, Derby, DE65 5GB
Received 19 Aug 2022Brizlincote Hall Farm, Brizlincote Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, , DE15 0PR
Received 19 Aug 2022Abbattoir, Church Broughton Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 19 Aug 20225A Egginton Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NB
Received 19 Aug 202242 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LX
Received 22 Aug 2022Cedar Court Nursing Home, Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QX
Received 22 Aug 202221 Weston Road, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AS
Received 22 Aug 2022Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 22 Aug 202238 Hall Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DR
Received 22 Aug 2022Vale House, 100 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 29 Jun 2022Central Joinery Ltd, Ryder Close, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9EU
Received 23 Aug 2022Land North of The Hollies, Derby Road, Melbourne, DE73 8DE
Received 23 Aug 20222 Littleholme, Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6RG
Received 23 Aug 2022Land Adjacent to Stock Building, off Hoon Lane, Hilton, Derby
Received 19 Aug 20228 Hawthorn Rise, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NN
Received 24 Aug 2022The Croft, Rose Tree Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LN
Received 24 Aug 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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