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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 21 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Knights Lodges, Knights Lane, Bretby, DE15 0RT
Received 7 Dec 2023Knights lodge, Knights lane, Bretby, Burton on Trent, DE15 0RT
Received 7 Dec 20233 Cavendish Court, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HJ
Received 8 Dec 2023Land to the East of Station Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire
Received 8 Dec 2023Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 8 Dec 202332 Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AX
Received 8 Dec 2023Archway House, 103 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF
Received 11 Dec 20238 Chantry Close, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby,DE73 8ET
Received 11 Dec 202333 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DA
Received 11 Dec 2023Wengen, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone, DE73 7JA
Received 11 Dec 2023Land adjacent to 20 Smith Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DB
Received 11 Dec 20231 Linton Road, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JD
Received 12 Dec 202321 Clayton Gardens, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EB
Received 12 Dec 2023Land at SK2029 3587 off Scropton Lane, Scropton, DE65 5PS
Received 12 Dec 2023Land to side of 20a - 22a, , Hilton Business Park, , Derby , DE65 5LS
Received 12 Dec 202336 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 12 Dec 202314 Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BT
Received 13 Dec 20237 Dale End Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FW
Received 13 Dec 2023Windy Ridge, Alexandra Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LL
Received 13 Dec 2023Garden King Garden Market, Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote , DE11 0TX
Received 14 Dec 2023The Stables, Cockshut Lane, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8DG
Received 15 Dec 202311 Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 15 Dec 202314 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 18 Dec 2023Seven Spouts Farm, Cherry Tree Barn , Ingleby Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JQ
Received 19 Dec 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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