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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 dates20,114Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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 MadeDMOT/2026/0998
The felling of a yew tree at
35 Chapel Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1000
Approval of details required by Condition 13 (Highway Construction Details) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/1364 relating to Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 526 residential dwellings and associated infrastructure pursuant to the granted Outline Planning Permission ref. DMPA/2025/0992 on
Boulton Moor Phase 2 , Land At Sk3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1002
Approval of Reserved Matters (scale, appearance, layout, and landscaping) for The Erection Of A Retail Foodstore (Use Class E), A Petrol Filling/ Electric Vehicle Charging Station, 2 No. Drive-Thru Units (1 No. Use Class E & 1 No. Sui Generis), Provision Of Access, Landscaping And Associated Works' pursuant to the granted Outline Planning Permission ref. DMPA/2021/1687 on
Land east of Chellaston Lane and south of Shardlow Road, Derby, DE72 3UY
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1003
Approval of details required by condition 14 (landscaping) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0910 relating to Erection of 5 dwellings at
25 Hall Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/1004
Retention of lower level decking, gazebo and outside bar area at
89 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QP
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1006
Non-material amendment to permission ref. DMPA/2025/1570 seeking amended plans relating to Erection of 2no buildings in B2/B8 and ancillary E(g) uses, associated infrastructure, service yards, landscaping, and a structural landscape buffer at land to the east of Dove Valley Park and the erection of an innovation centre in sui generis use at Plot 2 within Dove Valley Park on
Land to the east of Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1008
Listed Building Consent for part demolition and part retention of the former kitchen garden wall (Grade II) at Garden Wall to the east of Sunken Gardens, Former Drakelow Hall, Walton Road at
Former Drakelow Powerstation, Walton Road, Drakelow 'Riverside Parcel', DE15 9SX
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2026/1011
Prior Notification of single storey rear and side extension with loft conversion, with eaves height not exceeding the existing and extending 4 metres from the rear wall at
28 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1010
Approval of details required by Condition 12 (Additional Ecological Surveys) and Condition 16 (Species Enhancement Plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1001 relating to Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with ancillary infrastructure at
Land at Toyota Manufacturing UK, Derby, DE1 9TA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1012
The installation of an EV charger at
2 Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1009
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 4 existing ground floor windows and repair and refurbishment of 3 existing third floor Georgian sash windows and 2 existing second floor Georgian sash windows at
141 Broughton House, London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1014
The felling of a yew tree and the pruning of a holly and sycamore tree at
3 Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/1013
Two storey and part-single storey extension to the rear and dormer installations to the front at
Oakdene Cottage, Trent Lane, Weston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under considerationDMOT/2026/1015
Approval of details required by Condition 4 (surface water drainage), Condition 5 (surface water destination), Condition 6 (additional surface water run-off), Condition 7 (CTMP), Condition 8 (construction period noise control), Condition 10 (precautionary working method statement to protect mammals), and Condition 11a (botanical species survey and list) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1109 relating to erection of a 132kV substation compound, including substation equipment, distribution substations, control building, parking area, fencing and associated works at
Former Willington Power Station Compound, Twyford Road, Willington
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1021
Part retrospective application for change of use of the land for the siting of two mobile homes with the erection of day room and stables, installation of wastewater solution (cesspool), associated access, parking, hard and soft landscaping at
Land at SK2812 0893 Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BP
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under considerationDMOT/2026/1017
Approval of details required by Condition 14 (Site Storage) and Condition 15 (Construction Management Plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/1364 relating to Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 526 residential dwellings and associated infrastructure pursuant to the granted Outline Planning Permission ref. DMPA/2025/0992 on
Boulton Moor Phase 2 , Land At Sk3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2026/1019
Proposed change of use of an Industrial Unit (Use Class B2) to a multi-bay Indoor Golf Simulator (Use Class E(d)) at
Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road East, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0YZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under considerationDMOT/2026/1018
Approval of details required by Condition 26 (Construction Management Plan) of permission ref. 9/2016/0166 relating to outline application (all matters to be reserved) for the residential development for up to 550 units, a two-form entry primary school, strategic road links (connecting boulton moor phase 1 and snelsmoor grange) public open space including children's play provision, surface water drainage and landscaping and ancillary supporting infrastructure (boulton moor phase 2) at
Boulton Moor Phase 2 , Land at SK3931 2744 Mill Hill Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1020
Approval of details required by conditions 4c (roof tiles), 4e (solar panels), 4f (external finish to all elevations) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0881 relating to The erection of a two-storey extension to the side & rear and associated external alterations at
Grangefields Farm, Clifton Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under considerationDMPN/2026/1023
Application to determine if prior approval is required under Part 3 Class Q (Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses) for the proposed conversion of 1 no. agricultural buildings to dwellinghouse at
Tractor shed opposite Twin Oakes, Newton Lane, Newton Solney, DE15 0RU
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1022
Approval of Reserved Matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for six buildings within Use Classes B2 and B8 consisting of 15 employment units 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 Former Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1024
The pruning of trees on
Land At Sk3523 5098, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1025
The pruning of a tree on
Land at Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2026/1026
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (landscape management), 4 (colour of cladding) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1572 relating to Erection of a single-storey log cabin on land adjacent to the clubhouse at
Melbourne Sports Pavilion, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 4 Aug 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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