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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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17 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QN
Received 10 Aug 2023Lawn House, Hay Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PJ
Received 10 Aug 2023Sapperton Manor, Sapperton lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AU
Received 10 Aug 2023Land at SK2420 2230, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 26 Jul 202332 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LX
Received 11 Aug 202324 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JH
Received 11 Aug 2023Former Methodist Church & Sunday School , Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BP
Received 14 Aug 202351 Colwell Drive, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AA
Received 14 Aug 202325 Hastings Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AH
Received 14 Aug 2023The Bartonfields Centre, Longford Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AP
Received 14 Aug 20237 Nevis Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AE
Received 14 Aug 2023Willow View, Cropper Lane, Osleston, Ashbourne, DE6 5JJ
Received 14 Aug 202310 Uldale Grove, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PY
Received 15 Aug 2023Hall Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby, DE73 7HJ
Received 15 Aug 2023Hall Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby, DE73 7HJ
Received 15 Aug 202331 Sallywood Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3ES
Received 16 Aug 202316 Repton Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AF
Received 16 Aug 20237 Derby Road, Aston-on-Trent, DE72 2AE
Received 16 Aug 2023Dovedale House, Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road East, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0YZ
Received 17 Aug 202315 Moray Close, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HL
Received 1 Aug 2023Land north of Drift Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9FW
Received 17 Aug 2023Grange Cottage, Dale End Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FW
Received 17 Aug 20234 Avocet Drive, Willington, Derby, DE65 6RF
Received 18 Aug 202319 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 18 Aug 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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