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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 28 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, DE72 3EP
Received 29 Mar 2023Land At Sk2131 1797, Miry Lane, Foston, Derby
Received 11 Apr 202330 Standing Butts Close, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NJ
Received 12 Apr 202341 Hartshorne Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7HZ
Received 12 Apr 2023Village Hall, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 12 Apr 20232a Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 12 Apr 2023HMP Foston Hall, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DN
Received 12 Apr 2023Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7EY
Received 12 Apr 2023Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7EY
Received 12 Apr 2023Land At Sk2934 9406, Old Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0AN
Received 13 Apr 2023Land At Sk2624 6633 Newton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0TH
Received 13 Apr 2023Streetworks at Snelsmoor Lane , Snelsmoor Lane , Derby , DE73 6QS
Received 13 Apr 2023The Old Apothecary, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JH
Received 29 Mar 202338 Main Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 5EP
Received 10 Apr 20237 Kestrel Close, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UR
Received 14 Apr 202362 Princess Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LA
Received 14 Apr 2023Land To The West Of Primula Way, Derby
Received 11 Apr 20234 Buckingham Drive, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LD
Received 14 Apr 2023Granville Academy, Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Received 14 Apr 2023West Farm, Unnamed Road From Twyford Road To Buckford Lane, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7GB
Received 14 Apr 20238 Watchorn Close, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NQ
Received 17 Apr 2023Corner House, Dag Lane, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8EQ
Received 17 Apr 2023Land Adjacent 4 Cross Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9HY
Received 30 Mar 202365 Bank Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LB
Received 17 Apr 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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