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South Derbyshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Derbyshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates19,820Searchable applications
367Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Sept 2008 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0679
The conversion of loft space into living accommodation, continuation of roof line and the erection of a rear dormer at
16 Woodfield Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0DE
Received 20 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0681
Consultation on the change of use from commercial building to a waste recovery site at
Hangar 5, Woodyard Lane, Foston, DE65 5PY
Received 13 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0682
The pruning of a trees covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 131 at
Electricity Substation, Maple Drive, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2DG
Received 21 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0683
Listed Building Consent for the alteration, improvement and repair of the existing John Port Almshouses at
Alms Houses, Church Hill, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LW
Received 21 May 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0684
Demolition of the existing single-storey office building (Alpha House) replacement with 2 no. two-storey office buildings, the installation of rainscreen cladding, updated signage, and alterations to windows to Chatsworth Court at
Alpha House, Uttoxeter Road, Hilton, Derby DE65 5GE
Received 22 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0685
Non-material amendment to permission ref. DMPA/2025/0783 seeking minor revisions to the internal layout and the addition of a small pitched-roof porch to the rear courtyard elevation relating to Conversion of existing flat and commercial storage space into a single dwelling house (resubmission of DMPA/2024/1590) at
4A Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 22 May 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0687
Proposed minor internal alterations and replacement of joinery together with change of use from (C3) residential to form a fractured hotel/guest house accommodation (C1) at
1 Taylors Lane, 2 Taylors Lane, Eaton's Cottage, Lane End Cottage, Tatlow Cottage, The Old Courthouse (formerly Ivy Close farmhouse) and Trusley Manor, Taylors Lane, Trusley, Derbyshire, Ashbourne, DE6 5JG
Received 22 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0688
The pruning of a lime tree at
17 Chapel Lane, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HE
Received 25 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0689
The erection of a single story rear extension, a first floor rear extension, a garage, a summer house and retention of existing oil tank at
Braemar House, Thurvaston Lane, Thurvaston, Derbyshire, Ashbourne, DE6 5BL
Received 26 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0691
The felling of a Silver Birch tree at
6 Mill Green, The Wharf, Shardlow, Derbyshire, DE72 2WE
Received 26 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0692
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (materials), 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Coal), 6 (Environmental), 15 (Biodiversity), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), 21 (Boundary Treatments) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0370 relating to Erection of a detached dwelling at
87 Castle Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LJ
Received 27 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0693
The felling of 2 lime trees at
2 Wakelyn Close, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GQ
Received 27 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0696
The continued use of public open space to a residential garden with associated boundary treatments at
29 Sidings Drive, Drakelow, Burton on Trent, DE15 9UP
Received 13 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0697
The pruning two trees at
48 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 28 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0699
Erection of a modular office unit and 2no storage containers at
Pingle School, Coronation Street, Swadlincote DE11 0QA
Received 22 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0700
The pruning of an Ash Tree at
5 Fernello Close, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7GP
Received 28 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0701
Non-material amendment to listed building consent ref. 9/2017/0542 for replacement windows and doors, external and internal alterations and the partial conversion and renovation of the stable block to form ancillary annex/office accommodation seeking addition of a log burner using existing chimney for flue at
22 Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 29 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2026/0704
Prior Notification for an agricultural building at
Sealwood Cottage Farm, Seal Wood Lane, Linton, Swadlincote DE12 6PA
Received 22 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0705
Proposed single storey rear and side extension, boundary fence alteration and new access to rear garden (through fence) at
70 Merevale Way, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3BR
Received 29 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0706
Approval of details required by conditions 1 (materials), 3 (surface and foul water), 4 (archaeology), 5 (landscaping) and 8 (boundary treatments) of permission ref. DMPA/2026/0058 relating to The variation of condition no. 7 of permission ref. 9/2010/0045 (relating to occupation restrictions) for the erection of 18 log cabins at
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6DW
Received 29 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0707
Approval of details required by conditions 4 (Woodland Management Plan) and 5 (Biodiversity enhancement plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2023/1622 relating to the retention of building to accommodate workshops and seasonal events, woodland nature walk with seasonal displays at
Garden King Garden Market, Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0708
The felling of 2no Conifer trees at
Saint James Church, Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby de La Zouch LE65 2TA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0709
Removal of existing cantilever bay window and installation of new walk in bay window at
51 Goseley Avenue, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0711
The pruning of a yew tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 403 at
28b The Firs, Weston Road, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AS
Received 1 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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