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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 dates20,252Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1310
Listed building consent for 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 ConsultationDMOT/2026/1311
Approval of details required by condition 4 (Highway Construction Management Statement/Plan), condition 7 (Landscape) of permission ref. DMPA/2026/0243 relating to Retrospective Permission for the erection of a new dwelling at
Holmleigh, Forties Lane, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2SN
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1320
The felling of an Oak tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 601 at
Manor Oak, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BU
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1314
The pruning of a Magnolia tree at
30 Chapel Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EH
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1315
Approval of details required by Condition 15 (Habitat Management and Monitoring 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 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1318
The felling of an Oak tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 601 at
Manor Oak, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BU
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1319
The felling of an Oak tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 601 at
Manor Oak, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BU
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1321
The pruning of 3 Prunus laurocerasusa, Thuja plicata and Quercus robur at
Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1323
Approval of details required by requirement 9 (M) (Surface Water Management Plan for CEMP) in relation to phases 5 and 6 of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1322
The pruning of 2 Fagus sylvatica and 1 Fraxinus excelsior trees at
Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EN
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1324
Approval of details required by requirement 11 (Operational Environmental Management Plan) in relation to phases 5 and 6 of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1325
The erection of a garage extension (resubmission of DMPA/2022/0073) at
26 Church Street, Netherseal, DE12 8DF
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPN/2026/1327
Certificate of lawfulness for the dismantling of rear conservatory and the erection of rear ground floor extension & internal remodelling at
23 Trent Lane, Weston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BT
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1334
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (newts) of permission ref. DMPA/2023/0860 relating to Conversion of four existing agricultural buildings to three dwellings, subdivision of existing dwelling to two dwellings, and increase to residential curtilage to dwellings associated with permitted developments DMPN/2023/0723 and DMPN/2021/0765 at
Rectory Farm, Chellaston Lane, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AX
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1333
The pruning of trees at
Thatched Cottage, Castle Street, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8DY
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1335
The erection of a ground floor rear extension and double storey side extension at
102 Common Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NW
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1337
The felling of an Oak tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 601 at
Manor Oak, Sleepy Lane, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BU
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1340
Approval of details required by Requirement 5 - Detailed Design (Phase 6) of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1341
Approval of details required by requirement 17 - Surface and Foul Water Drainage - (in relation to Phases 5 and 6) of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPN/2026/1342
Prior Notification for crushed stone agricultural road at
Land at SK3624 1241, Stanton Hill, Ticknall, Derby
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1343
The erection of a ground floor extensions at
Rosliston & Cauldwell Village Hall, Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8JW
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1344
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a ground-mounted solar PV array (50no. panels) with associated battery storage and inverter equipment, and replacement of an existing electric vehicle charge point with a higher-capacity unit at
54 Main Street, Newton Solney, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0SJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMOT/2026/1346
Non-material amendment to permission ref. DMPA/2024/0978 seeking the change of position of 3 rooflight windows relating to Internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of an outbuilding into living accommodation at
125 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2026/1351
Advertisement consent for the display of a new McDonald's sign pole replacing existing sign pole at
Mcdonald's, 225 The Castle Way, Willington, DE65 6BW
Received 1 Oct 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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