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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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HMP Foston Hall, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DN
Received 15 Dec 202238 Askew Grove, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GR
Received 16 Dec 2022Land at SK2334 8570 Commonpiece Lane, Ashbourne, DE6 5PZ
Received 16 Dec 202263 Field Avenue, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5ER
Received 16 Dec 2022Redhill House, Red Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FD
Received 9 Dec 2022The Bungalow, Posy Lane, Aston on Trent, Derbyshire, DE72 2DT
Received 12 Dec 202210 Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
Received 19 Dec 2022Royle Farm, Caldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, Burton On Trent, DE15 9TU
Received 19 Dec 2022Land adjacent to Packhorse Lodge, Wards Lane, Stanton-By-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HX
Received 19 Dec 2022Common Farm , B587 From Robinsons Hill To County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 19 Dec 2022Waterfallows Barn, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 19 Dec 2022Land at SK2817 5619 off Oak Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 19 Dec 2022Site of former Our Monkey Club Nursery, York Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote
Received 20 Dec 2022Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 20 Dec 202215 Willow Park Way, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2DF
Received 20 Dec 2022Woodside Farm, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 21 Dec 2022Land north of Drift Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FW
Received 21 Dec 2022Ivy House Farm, Willowpit Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FN
Received 21 Dec 2022Summerfields, Unnamed Road From Long Lane To Dalbury Hollow, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BE
Received 21 Dec 2022Sealfields Farm Cottage , Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU
Received 21 Dec 2022Common Farm, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 26 Oct 2022Former Southbound Petrol Filling Station , 34-45 Burton Road A38, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BG
Received 22 Dec 2022Land to the West of Primula Way, Littleover
Received 22 Dec 2022Pete Robinson Holiday Homes Ltd , Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 22 Dec 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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