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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Dec 2010 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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9 Main street, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8LY
Received 1 Sept 2022Park farm, Woodland road, Stanton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE15 9TN
Received 2 Sept 2022Lees Hall Farm, Boylestone, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5AA
Received 2 Sept 2022Lees Hall Farm, Boylestone, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5AA
Received 2 Sept 202287 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF
Received 2 Sept 202234 Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 2 Sept 2022Stenson Fields Christian Fellowship Church, Pilgrims Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3JG
Received 5 Sept 2022Grasmere, Sandy Lane, Caldwell, Swadlincote, DE12 6RL
Received 5 Sept 2022Land South Of, The Mease, Hilton, Derby
Received 5 Sept 2022Ivy Cottage, Derby Road, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JB
Received 5 Sept 202214 Coppice Rise, Repton, Derby, DE65 6SN
Received 6 Sept 2022Dhami Acres, Bakeacre Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BH
Received 6 Sept 2022The Roches, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JA
Received 30 Aug 2022The Brewhouse, Stable Ales, Unit D, Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 7 Sept 202268 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QP
Received 7 Sept 2022Caballo Casa, Breach Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PU
Received 5 Sept 2022Grange Court, Pack Horse road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EG
Received 5 Sept 2022Wheatsheaf Barn, Lodge Hill Farm, Unnamed Road Leading From Longford Lane To Barton Hall, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AL
Received 7 Sept 202249 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QW
Received 7 Sept 20223 Fishpond Lane, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HJ
Received 7 Sept 2022Common House Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PX
Received 7 Sept 2022Unnamed Road Through Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QG
Received 8 Sept 2022Ivy House Farm, Willowpit Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FN
Received 9 Sept 2022Ivy House Farm, Willowpit Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FN
Received 9 Sept 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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