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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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136 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GP
Received 4 Sept 2023Moor Farm, London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GW
Received 7 Sept 202313 Albion Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8DS
Received 7 Sept 20237 Beech Grove, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0NH
Received 7 Sept 2023Eureka Bowls Club, Eureka Park, Newhall Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BA
Received 8 Sept 202342-44 Grove Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DD
Received 29 Aug 2023Grange Farm, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BX
Received 8 Sept 2023Silsden, Coton Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NL
Received 8 Sept 2023Oakdene, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 11 Sept 20231 The Water Meadows, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7FX
Received 11 Sept 202315 Cherry Tree Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FD
Received 11 Sept 2023Hillside Lodge, Derby Road, Smisby, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 2RG
Received 11 Sept 2023Basford Hill Farmhouse, Ashby Road, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JJ
Received 11 Sept 202314 The Pastures, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GG
Received 11 Sept 202366 Washford Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HN
Received 11 Sept 2023Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 11 Sept 2023Land north of Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 11 Sept 2023Land north of Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 11 Sept 2023Land north of Occupation Lane (Woodville Regeneration Area), Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 11 Sept 2023Land At SK3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 11 Sept 202311 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EA
Received 11 Sept 2023Kings Newton Hall, Main Street, Kings Newton, DE73 8BX
Received 4 Sept 2023Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 12 Sept 2023High Croft, Chapel Street, Smisby, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 2TJ
Received 12 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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