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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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26a Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 1 Sept 20231 Middle Close, Swadlincote, DE11 0EF
Received 1 Sept 2023Land at 280 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LY
Received 1 Sept 2023St Wystan's Church, Willington Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH
Received 24 Aug 2023179 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF
Received 1 Sept 20237 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 25 Aug 2023Guinea Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PX
Received 1 Sept 2023Sycamore Farm House, Church Broughton Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 1 Sept 2023King's Newton Bowls Club, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BZ
Received 1 Sept 202381 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ET
Received 4 Sept 2023Breachlands, Breach Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DF
Received 4 Sept 2023Land to the rear of 58 York Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QQ
Received 4 Sept 2023Shades Farm, Unnamed Road From Geary Lane To Town Farm, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RD
Received 4 Sept 202316 The Pastures, Repton, Derbyshire, DE65 6GG
Received 30 Aug 202311 South Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GB
Received 30 Aug 2023Land North of The Hollies, Derby Road, Melbourne, DE73 8DE
Received 5 Sept 202326A Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 5 Sept 202365 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 5 Sept 202319 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 6 Sept 2023Land at 1 Cinderlands Cottage, Cauldwell Road, Caldwell, Swadlincote, DE12 6RU
Received 6 Jul 2023Land north of Occupation Lane (Woodville Regeneration Area), Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 6 Sept 2023154 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 6 Sept 2023Land North East of Archers Barn Farm, Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JG
Received 6 Sept 2023123 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EX
Received 6 Sept 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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