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South Derbyshire planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Derbyshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Derbyshire website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates20,049Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0929
Approval of details required by condition 6 (Materials) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1010 relating to the Demolition of dwelling and erection of a replacement self-build dwelling at
Field House Farm, Coton Lane, Rosliston, Derbyshire, DE12 8HN
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0930
Change of use of an existing retail unit (Class E) into a new specialist education centre (Class E and F1) with internal and external alterations at
Former Wraggs Pipe Works building, Hepworth Retail Park, Coppice Side, Swadlincote, DE11 9AA
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0931
Advertisement consent for erection of a new business sign at
Former Wraggs Pipe Works building , Hepworth Retail Park, Coppice Side, Swadlincote, DE11 9AA
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0932
Erection of a side and rear extension at
15 Wallfields Close, Findern, Derby, DE65 6QL
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0933
Non-material amendment to permission ref. DMPA/2026/0348 seeking change in finish to porch roof relating to the erection of a car port to the front, replacement gates and new porch at
3 Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0934
Approval of details required by conditions 8 (external ventilation) and 9 (external Lighting) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1161 relating to the change of use from C3 residential to E(f) creche, day nursery or day centre at
133 Twyford Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DG
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Under considerationDMPA/2026/0935
Retrospective Application For The Change Of Use From Public Open Space To A Domestic Garden at
7 Station Close, Drakelow, DE15 9UQ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0937
Approval of details required by condition 12 (final sustainability designs) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0655 relating to the approval of reserved matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for 203 dwellings pursuant to outline permission ref. DMPA/2022/1515 (Variation of condition 4 of planning permission DMPA/2020/1460 to update the phasing arrangements for the site) at
Land at Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0936
Scoping Opinion for proposed residential development at
Land North Of Staker Lane, Derby
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0938
Listed building consent for the addition of a log burner and flue (using the existing chimney) at
22 Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0941
Erection of two three bedroomed dwellings and associated parking and landscaping on
Land off Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BT
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/0939
Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (contamination), 9 (ground investigation), 14 (site levels), 18 (trees and hedgerows) and 26 (odour assessment) relating to application DMPA/2019/0931 as amended by permission ref. DMPA/2023/0583 (outline application with all matters reserved, except for part access into the site from Moira Road, for the residential development of up to 300 dwellings, a local centre comprising a 1,600sqm food store (Class A1 Use), 700sqm restaurant/fast food (Class A3 Use) and 550sqm pub (Class A4 Use), together with employment land consisting of 2,000sqm Class B1(b) research and development and/or B1(c) light industrial uses, 4,000sqm Class B2 general industrial uses and 8,000sqm Class B8 storage and distribution uses, together with access from the Woodville Regeneration Route (to be delivered by others), and public open space, landscaping and associated drainage infrastructure) for phase 2 of the residential development on
Land north of Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/0940
The removal of Beech tree and Ash Tree and works to three Beech trees at
37 Burton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0942
Formation of a ramp to serve the needs of disabled persons at
Ticknall Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JY
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0943
The felling of a Scots Pine tree to ground level due to storm damage at
St Andrews Church, Ferry Lane, Twyford, Derby, DE73 7HJ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0944
Felling of a Holly Tree at
Grantley Lodge, The Water Meadows, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7FX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2026/0945
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion and single storey rear extension at
73 Archer Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0AG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/0946
The felling of a Prunus to ground level at
Newton Hills, Newton Lane, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RY
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/0954
The variation of condition no. 2 (Approved Plans), condition no.5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and condition no. 18 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission DMPA/2025/0467 (Demolition existing building and the erection of five new dwellings with associated amenity space and car parking) at
Melbourne Community Centre, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2026/0947
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer at
4 Alton Way, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3XD
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Under considerationDMOT/2026/0957
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (archaeology) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0568 relating to Listed Building Consent for renovation and conversion to residential use including the installation of a glazed vestibule, installation of roof lights, insertion of glazed panels, removal of a door, changes to window heights and positioning, repair and renovation of cupola, and associated internal modification works at
Barrow House, Beaumont Close, Barrow-on-trent, Derby, DE73 7HQ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0959
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side extension at
Kabin King, The Old Every Arms Farm, Burton Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6GZ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2026/0960
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of a dwelling as a children's care home at
12 Midway Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7NR
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/0961
Demolition of garage & erection of brick building for gym / office at
9 Cherry Tree Close, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FD
Received 22 Jul 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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