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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Birds Nest Farm, Derby Road, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AF
Received 5 Jun 202342 Burton Road, Coton-In-The-Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8HL
Received 5 Jun 2023Pitts Farm, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 19 May 2023178 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Received 2 Jun 202316 Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LT
Received 5 Jun 20233 Northfield, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3JW
Received 5 Jun 2023Rectory farm, Chellaston lane, Aston on Trent, Derby, DE72 2AX
Received 6 Jun 2023Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 6 Jun 2023Woodside House, 15 Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ES
Received 1 Jun 2023Woodland View, The Square, Bretby, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0RF
Received 7 Jun 2023Barr Hall Farm, Drakelow Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NB
Received 7 Jun 2023Woodside Farm, Colliery lane, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6PB
Received 2 Jun 2023Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9NG
Received 7 Jun 2023Sycamore House, Chapel Lane, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HE
Received 5 Jun 20232 Albert Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QS
Received 8 Jun 2023Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EP
Received 8 Jun 2023Land to the rear of 39 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HG
Received 9 Jun 202315 Bower Hill House, Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 9 Jun 202312 Avon Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AP
Received 9 Jun 2023Plot 3, Dove Valley Park, Foston.
Received 12 Jun 20238 Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 12 Jun 2023Keepers Cottage, B587 From Robinsons Hill to County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8DN
Received 5 Jun 2023Brook House, Ingleby Road, Stanton By Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 12 Jun 20238 Brookside Close, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FG
Received 6 Jun 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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