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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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John Port Spencer Academy, Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LU
Received 18 Oct 2022Bakeacre Lane, Findern, Derby
Received 18 Oct 202287 South drive, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0RN
Received 11 Oct 2022Land adjacent to 2a Orchard Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 OJS
Received 17 Oct 2022Land at SK2817 5619 off Oak Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 19 Oct 202276 Cockshut Lane Business Centre, Commerce Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FT
Received 19 Oct 2022Land at The End , Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RY
Received 19 Oct 2022Land off Orchard Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JS
Received 21 Oct 20223 Yates Avenue, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2BG
Received 21 Oct 2022Brickyard Wood Farm, Radbourne Common, Dalbury Less, Ashbourne, DE6 4NA
Received 21 Oct 202224 Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 21 Oct 202269 Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LU
Received 21 Oct 2022Sports Fields At Repton School , Willington Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH
Received 21 Oct 202222 Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JW
Received 24 Oct 20222 Anderby Gardens, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QY
Received 24 Oct 202216 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 24 Oct 2022130 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UJ
Received 24 Oct 202221 Old Hall Gardens, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PA
Received 24 Oct 2022Newton Park Farm, Farm Lane, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SS
Received 25 Oct 2022Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota Way, Burnaston, DE1 3TA
Received 16 Nov 2022Pitts Farm, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 8 Aug 2022159 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JJ
Received 26 Oct 2022154 Oversetts Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SN
Received 26 Oct 2022The Bungalow, Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 26 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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