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England · Local authority
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
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Netherseal Store, 44 Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DA
Received 16 Jul 202654 Brook Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9EB
Received 23 Jul 202618 Main Street, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 23 Jul 2026Brook House, Ingleby Road, Stanton-By-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 23 Jul 202625 Main Street, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SJ
Received 24 Jul 2026Orbit Business Park, Unit 7, Alfred Eley Close, Swadlincote, DE11 0WU
Received 24 Jul 2026Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 24 Jul 2026Land north of Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 27 Jul 202631 Sun Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DP
Received 27 Jul 20263a Eggington Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NB
Received 16 Jul 2026Land adjacent/east of 16 Hill Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JR
Received 27 Jul 2026Land at Darklands Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0PQ
Received 27 Jul 2026Plot 10C, Dove Valley Park, Foston
Received 27 Jul 202659 Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JW
Received 27 Jul 2026Land at Queensway, Queensway, Melbourne, DE73 8FG
Received 28 Jul 2026White House Nursery, 15 Derby Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FP
Received 28 Jul 2026Forest House, Brick Cutting Facility, Park Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JS
Received 28 Jul 202627 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote DE11 7JE
Received 28 Jul 2026Land at SK4031 4970, The Triangle, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 28 Jul 2026Pool Croft, Main Street, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TY
Received 28 Jul 2026The Angel Inn, Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LF
Received 29 Jul 2026Land South of Old Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby
Received 29 Jul 2026Land at SK2628 6240, Duck Street, Egginton
Received 29 Jul 2026Land At Sk2628 6240, Duck Street, Egginton, Derby, Derbyshire,
Received 29 Jul 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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