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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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474 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DW
Received 20 Feb 2023Land north of Drift Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FW
Received 20 Feb 20236 Boot Hill, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FT
Received 20 Feb 2023Land at 19-20 Gorsey Leys, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JE
Received 20 Feb 2023Units 7-8 and 9 The Pipeworks , Hepworth Retail Park, Swadlincote
Received 21 Feb 2023Land at SK2628 7359, Duck Street, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HL
Received 21 Feb 2023Plot 10, Dove Valley Park, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 22 Feb 202346 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 22 Feb 202340 Eagle Drive, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7AB
Received 22 Feb 202356 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 22 Feb 20235 Gretton Close, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9NQ
Received 24 Feb 202329 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 24 Feb 2023Land At Sk2833 8224, Schoolpiece Lane, Church Broughton, Derby
Received 24 Feb 2023Bower Hill, 15 Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 24 Feb 202333 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0HU
Received 27 Feb 202392 Heath Way, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EP
Received 26 Feb 20233 North Close, Willington, Derby, DE65 6EA
Received 27 Feb 20231 Cinderlands Cottage, Cauldwell Road, Caldwell, Swadlincote, DE12 6RU
Received 21 Feb 2023Ash House, Netherhall Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AA
Received 28 Feb 202327 Fishpond Lane, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6HJ
Received 17 Feb 2023Land north of Drift Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FW
Received 28 Feb 2023The Stables, Drakelow Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NB
Received 20 Feb 202376 Belfield Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JL
Received 28 Feb 2023Heage Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LS
Received 28 Feb 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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