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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Southwood House Farm, Unit 1 , Staunton Lane, Calke, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 1RG
Received 15 Jan 20242 Walton Hall, Walton Hall Cottages, Main Street, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 15 Jan 2024Barton Park House, Ashbourne Road, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AT
Received 15 Jan 2024Brook House, Leathersley Lane, Scropton, DE65 5PN
Received 16 Jan 2024Land to the rear of 1 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 16 Jan 202457 Pinfold Close, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FR
Received 16 Jan 202417 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 9 Jan 2024Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 16 Jan 2024Caballo Casa, Breach Lane, Foston, Derbyshire, DE65 5PU
Received 9 Jan 2024Land West of Caldwell Road, Drakelow, Burton-On-Trent, DE15 9TX.
Received 16 Jan 202410 Bretby Heights, Newhall, Swadlinote, Derbyshire, DE11 0BS
Received 8 Jan 202426 Albert Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9QS
Received 10 Jan 20244 The Old Waterworks, Meadow Lane, Milton, Derby, DE65 6PL
Received 11 Jan 2024Land at Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 16 Jan 20247 Derby Road, Aston-on-Trent, DE72 2AE
Received 16 Jan 202478 Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8DH
Received 11 Jan 202434 Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BT
Received 16 Jan 2024138 Honeysuckle Barn, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 17 Jan 2024Kings Newton House, Main Street, Kings Newton, Derbyshire, DE73 8BX
Received 15 Jan 20245 Windmill Hill, Calke Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DL
Received 17 Jan 2024Fox Hollow, Pippins Paddock, Ingleby Road, Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire, DE73 7HT
Received 11 Jan 2024Ismyne, Moira Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JB
Received 18 Jan 202413 Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NL
Received 18 Jan 2024J B Engineering, Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby DE65 5DS
Received 18 Jan 2024Records 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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