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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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220 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0EA
Received 19 Jun 2023Groom's Cottage, Marston Lane, Marston-on-Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 19 Jun 2023Land At Sk2420 2230, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UA
Received 19 Jun 2023Land At Sk2420 2230, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UA
Received 19 Jun 2023Land off Woodsford Drive, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AX
Received 20 Jun 20231 Home Farm, Geary Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QE
Received 20 Jun 202383 Chellaston Lane, Aston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AX
Received 19 Jun 20235 Hilton Gardens, Aston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2DU
Received 19 Jun 202322 Heathfield Avenue, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6RQ
Received 20 Jun 2023Groom's Cottage, Marston Lane, Marston-on-Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 19 Jun 2023Broadmede, Grassy Lane, Burnaston, Derby, DE65 6LN
Received 21 Jun 2023Forge House, Longford Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AJ
Received 21 Jun 20234 Derwent Court, Wilne Lane, Great Wilne, Derby, DE72 2HF
Received 26 Apr 2023Land north of Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 21 Jun 2023Land adjacent to Former Sir Francis Burdett, Derby Road, Melbourne, DE73 8DE
Received 21 Jun 202359 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0SL
Received 22 Jun 2023Land at Little Meadow farm, Little Meadow way, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AY
Received 21 Jun 2023133 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QP
Received 22 Jun 2023Silsden, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NL
Received 22 Jun 2023White House Farm, Unnamed Road From Long Lane To Dalbury Hollow, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, DE6 5BR
Received 22 Jun 2023Cedar Court Nursing Home, Bretby Park, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QX
Received 22 Jun 202325 Weston Road, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AS
Received 23 Jun 202364 Weston Road, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AS
Received 23 Jun 202395 Salisbury Drive, Midway, DE11 7LE
Received 23 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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