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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 4 Nov 2010 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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16 Bretby Heights, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0BS
Received 18 Jan 202347 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HG
Received 18 Jan 2023Lower Taylors Cottage, 1 Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 24 Jan 2023Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 24 Jan 2023Olcote, Weston Road, Weston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BH
Received 19 Jan 2023Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy, Riber Drive, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6WS
Received 24 Jan 20238 Tickham Avenue, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AS
Received 24 Jan 2023Proposed Dwelling Adjacent 2a Weston Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9AT
Received 25 Jan 202319 Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 25 Jan 2023Land South Of The Mease, Part Of Hilton Depot Site, The Mease, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FJ
Received 25 Jan 2023Broughton Heath Golf Course, Bent Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5BA
Received 25 Jan 2023Broadview, Lodge Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8AT
Received 26 Jan 2023The Stables, Hill Farm, Etwall Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DX
Received 26 Jan 2023Land to the rear of 30 Mill lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GP
Received 23 Jan 2023Unnamed Road Leading From Catton Road To Coton Road, Catton, Swadlincote, DE12 8LW
Received 27 Jan 2023143 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TX
Received 6 Jan 2023Ye Olde Packhorse Inn, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BZ
Received 27 Jan 20231 Willow Farm Court, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AB
Received 30 Jan 2023Beech Tree Cottage, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HG
Received 30 Jan 20232 Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JG
Received 30 Jan 2023Bank House, Midland Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AG
Received 30 Jan 2023Thatched Cottage, 51 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 30 Jan 202321 Toulmin Drive, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 0BH
Received 30 Jan 20236 Wye Dale, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RP
Received 31 Jan 2023Records 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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