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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Croft, Church Broughton Road, Foston, Derby DE65 5PW
Received 1 Jun 202631 Burton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FN
Received 1 Jun 2026Land off Bretby Road, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0PT
Received 1 Jun 202678 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 1 Jun 2026Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 2 Jun 2026Land at Toyota Manufacturing UK, Derby, DE1 9TA
Received 2 Jun 20267 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 2 Jun 202698 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JG
Received 26 May 2026Guinea Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PX
Received 2 Jun 2026Windyridge, Burton Road, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BG
Received 6 May 2026The Old Smithy, 30 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JH
Received 8 May 2026Springfields, Grangewood, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BG
Received 2 Jun 202644 Linton Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HS
Received 2 Jun 202657 Bank Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LB
Received 2 Jun 2026Land rear of 30 Hearthcote Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9DU
Received 3 Jun 2026Coton Road, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8EJ
Received 3 Jun 2026Lullington Park Cricket Club, Lullington Road, Lullington
Received 3 Jun 20264 Kyle Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5JY
Received 4 Jun 2026Glebe Cottage, Back Lane, Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne DE6 5JL
Received 27 May 202614 Elms Road, Coton-in-the-Elms, Swadlincote, DE12 8HD
Received 28 May 2026Land north of Occupation Lane (Woodville Regeneration Area), Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 28 May 2026New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 4 Jun 2026Land At Sk3931 5448 Snelsmoor Lane, Boulton Moor, Derby.
Received 4 Jun 2026Land At Sk3931 5448, Snelsmoor Lane, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire
Received 4 Jun 2026Records 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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