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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dixon Engineering, Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DH
Received 19 Sept 20231 Mill Green, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2WE
Received 20 Sept 2023Bladon House School, Newton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0TA
Received 20 Sept 2023Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby DE73 7JA
Received 21 Sept 2023Cockshut Lane Business Centre, Units 1 To 2, 76, Commerce Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GP
Received 22 Sept 202312 Midland Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AG
Received 22 Sept 2023Land at SK2320 9033, Walton Road, Drakelow
Received 22 Sept 2023The Stables, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 25 Sept 2023Holly Cottage, 1 Manor Gardens, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6AB
Received 22 Sept 2023Marston Hall, Marston Lane, Marston On Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 26 Sept 2023Holly Cottage, Stenson Road, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7HL
Received 26 Sept 202316 Solney Close, Swadlincote, DE11 9SB
Received 27 Sept 20237 Slade Close, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JH
Received 27 Sept 20231 Turnbarrel, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FD
Received 27 Sept 202325 Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LE
Received 28 Sept 2023Land at Stirling Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7FD
Received 28 Sept 2023Land to the rear of 69a and 69b, Repton Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AF
Received 28 Sept 2023Site C, Cadley Park, North of William Nadin Way, Swadlincote
Received 29 Sept 2023Bridge House, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7JA
Received 27 Sept 2023194 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7DT
Received 25 Sept 20232 Mileburne House, Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 2 Oct 2023Blackthorn Barn, Lodge Hill Farm, Longford Lane, Church Broughton, DE65 5AL
Received 2 Oct 202382 Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 2 Oct 2023Grange Court, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EG
Received 2 Oct 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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