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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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48 New Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SP
Received 19 Dec 2023Bladon House School, Newton Road, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0TA
Received 19 Dec 2023The Gables, Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
Received 19 Dec 202310 Maple Court, Askew Grove, Repton, Derby, DE65 6PZ
Received 20 Dec 2023Marsh Farm, Derby Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LR
Received 20 Dec 2023Willington Quarry, The Castle Way, Willington, Derby
Received 14 Dec 2023Providence House, Mount Road, Bretby, DE15 0RD
Received 20 Dec 202325 Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AF
Received 20 Dec 2023Aston on Trent Playing Field, Aston on Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2AN
Received 20 Dec 2023Crowfoot farm, Crowfoot lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AW
Received 21 Dec 2023Marsh Farm, Derby Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LR
Received 21 Dec 20236 Holloway, Repton, Derby, DE65 6RH
Received 21 Dec 202335 Stafford Close, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LD
Received 17 Dec 2023Plots 5 and P2-01, Dove Valley Park, Derby
Received 21 Dec 2023Elm Barn, Wood Farm , Marjory lane, Boylestone, Ashbourne, DE6 5QW
Received 12 Dec 2023Marston Hall, Marston Lane, Marston On Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 21 Dec 202310 Old Hall Gardens, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PA
Received 22 Dec 2023Land rear of 30 & 32 Common Side and north of Penkridge Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote
Received 22 Dec 202335 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8GG
Received 19 Dec 2023Land at SK2817 5619 off Oak Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 22 Dec 2023Archway Motors,Doles Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AX
Received 22 Dec 202390 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EH
Received 22 Dec 2023Melbourne Sports Pavilion, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 22 Dec 2023Former Sir Francis Burdette, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8DE
Received 22 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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