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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Unit 8, Hilton Industrial Estate, Sutton Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FE
Received 3 Oct 2023Castle Forge Timber Yard, Station Street, Castle Gresley, DE11 9JU
Received 4 Oct 2023Melbourne Community Centre, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 4 Oct 2023Wood Farm House, Wood Farm Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JY
Received 4 Oct 2023The Angel Inn, Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LF
Received 4 Oct 202313 Lawn Avenue, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6JB
Received 4 Oct 2023Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 4 Oct 2023Land to the rear of 69a and 69b, Repton Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AF
Received 2 Oct 2023Land North of Shardlow Road and West of Alvaston Bypass (Boulton Moor 3)
Received 5 Oct 2023316 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LY
Received 5 Oct 202314 Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
Received 6 Oct 2023Acorn House, Staker Lane, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DJ
Received 6 Oct 20236 Hazel Close, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0RF
Received 6 Oct 2023Derby House, 124, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 6 Oct 2023Plot 10, Dove Valley Park, Foston
Received 6 Oct 2023Plot 3, Dove Valley Park, Foston
Received 6 Oct 2023Foremark Park Farm, Scaddows Lane, Ticknall, Derbyshire, DE73 7JP
Received 6 Oct 20236 Longlands, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GB
Received 6 Oct 2023The Cottage, Manor Croft, Swarkestone Road, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HF
Received 6 Oct 20231 Broomhill Cottage, Jacksons Lane, Etwall Common, Derby, DE65 6PX
Received 5 Oct 2023Hanger House, Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DJ
Received 9 Oct 2023The Old Vicarage, 4 Grange Close, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LF
Received 9 Oct 2023Peel Cottage, Newton Lane, Newton Solney, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0RY
Received 9 Oct 2023Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 9 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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