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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 30 Oct 2009 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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12 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 18 Jul 2023Badger Brook Barn, Hills Lane, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HY
Received 20 Jul 202321 Main Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EZ
Received 25 Jul 202334 Oversetts Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SJ
Received 27 Jul 2023Cedar Court Nursing Home, Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QX
Received 27 Jul 2023Weston House, Wilmot Road, Swadlincote , DE11 9BJ
Received 28 Jul 202346 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QW
Received 28 Jul 2023Barr Hall, Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire, DE12 8NB
Received 25 Jul 202325 Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AF
Received 28 Jul 2023Land at Riverside Parcel (Phase 2), Former Drakelow Powerstation, Walton Road
Received 28 Jul 20238 The Nook, Barrow-on-trent, Derby, DE73 7NA
Received 28 Jul 2023Barr Hall, Walton Upon Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8NB
Received 26 Jul 2023Rectory, 2, Station Lane, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NA
Received 31 Jul 2023Sealfields Farm, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU
Received 31 Jul 202371 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UJ
Received 31 Jul 2023Land at Badway Lane, Church Broughton, Derby
Received 31 Jul 2023Bank House, Midland Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AG
Received 31 Jul 2023Land at Badway Lane, Church Broughton, Derby
Received 31 Jul 2023Woodpeckers, Broomhills Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FS
Received 1 Aug 202364 Victoria Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FQ
Received 1 Aug 2023Catton Road, Walton on Trent, DE12 8LL
Received 2 Aug 202369 Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LU
Received 13 Jul 2023Alvaston Medical Centre , 8 Bell Avenue, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BE
Received 2 Aug 202319 Harper Drive, Mickeover, Derby, DE3 0AE
Received 28 Jul 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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