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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land adjacent to 23 Lundie Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AN
Received 18 Apr 2023Rose Haven, The Square, Bretby, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0RF
Received 18 Apr 20232 Ladyfields Way, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0RH
Received 13 Apr 20239 Chesterfield Drive, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QF
Received 14 Apr 2023Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 18 Apr 2023Aingarth Cottage Hills Lane, Stanton-by-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HY
Received 18 Apr 202319 Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Received 18 Apr 202317 Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3UX
Received 18 Apr 2023Burbage, Etwall Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LF
Received 19 Apr 20238 Willow Croft, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AH
Received 19 Apr 2023Grasscroft, Osleston Lane, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BN
Received 20 Apr 202334 Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 20 Apr 2023Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 20 Apr 2023Land Off Infinity Park Way Derby
Received 19 Apr 2023Gorsemoor, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BP
Received 19 Apr 20232 Derby Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FP
Received 21 Apr 20238 Bretby Heights, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0BS
Received 20 Apr 202322 Church Mews, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5QG
Received 21 Apr 2023192 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Received 21 Apr 2023Abbattoir, Church Broughton Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 21 Apr 2023Land At SK2615 9410, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote
Received 21 Apr 2023Land at The Mandarin, Astley Gardens, Egginton Lane, Hilton, DE65 5FJ
Received 21 Apr 202342 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LX
Received 24 Apr 202337 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 24 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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