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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Lower farm house, Stenson Bubble, Stenson, Derby, DE73 1HL
Received 4 Oct 2022Land to the Rear of 26 Market Place, The Jitty and Lothian Gardens, Melbourne, DE73 8DS
Received 5 Oct 2022Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 5 Oct 2022129 Twyford Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DG
Received 5 Oct 2022ATL Warehousing, Hanger House, Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DJ
Received 5 Oct 20224 Smedley Court, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HD
Received 5 Oct 202218 Midland Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AL
Received 5 Oct 2022Ash Farm Kennels, Ingleby Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7HW
Received 6 Oct 202282 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 6 Oct 2022Land adjoining Bridge Farm , Sinfin Lane, Barrow Upon Trent, DE73 7HH
Received 6 Oct 2022Brook Farm, 23 Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 8 Aug 202298 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JG
Received 7 Oct 20228 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 7 Oct 2022Land off Mount Road Castle Gresley, South Derbyshire
Received 7 Oct 202224 The Green, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AA
Received 10 Oct 202231 Station Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JU
Received 10 Oct 2022Swadlincote Woodlands Country Park, Derby Road, Swadlincote
Received 7 Oct 2022Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 10 Oct 2022Land West of Farm Court Road, Castle Gresley, DE11 9ES
Received 10 Oct 202228 George Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NY
Received 10 Oct 2022Eastfield Farm, Arcesford Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 10 Oct 20229 Mount Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9ES
Received 10 Oct 20229 Mount Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9ES
Received 10 Oct 2022Duesbury Court, Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UP
Received 10 Oct 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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