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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Crossfields Lodge, Cauldwell Road, Caldwell, Swadlincote, DE12 6RU
Received 9 Nov 2022Former Water Works, Bog Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8HU
Received 11 Nov 202240 Meadow View, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0UL
Received 2 Nov 2022Knights Lodges, Knights Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RT
Received 14 Nov 2022Land At SK2531 3702, Lucas Lane, Hilton, Derby
Received 14 Nov 2022Tooth And Co, Swadlincote Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8DB
Received 14 Nov 2022Local Centre, Unit D , Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3AT
Received 14 Nov 202217 Rowley Close, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8LX
Received 13 Sept 202211 Old Hall Drive, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DT
Received 15 Nov 2022Newton Park Farm, Farm Lane, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SS
Received 25 Oct 20221 Shirley Park, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AP
Received 3 Oct 202231 Compton Avenue, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2AU
Received 15 Nov 20226 Warren Drive, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QP
Received 10 Oct 20222 Stanley Close, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BW
Received 15 Nov 2022Sapperton Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AU
Received 5 Jul 2021Land adjacent to the A38(T) in the vicinity of Rykneld Road, Littleover (Part of Derby City Council AC20 Local Plan Allocation)
Received 16 Nov 2022Land West of Church Broughton Caravan Park, Sutton Road, Church Broughton, DE65 5DB
Received 16 Nov 20224 Church Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ER
Received 16 Nov 2022Royden Hall Farm, Cliftons Folly , Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 16 Nov 2022Waterfallows Barn, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 17 Nov 2022Wesleyan Church Hall , West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DE
Received 17 Nov 2022Grange Cottage, Coton Park, Linton, Swadlincote DE12 6RP
Received 18 Nov 202298 Castle Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LJ
Received 18 Nov 202221 Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 21 Nov 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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