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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2007 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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The Mandarin Chinese Restaurant, Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FJ
Received 1 Nov 2024Hill Farm, Seal Wood Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PA
Received 22 Oct 202416 The Crest, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QD
Received 25 Oct 202421 Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EQ
Received 1 Nov 2024Field House Farm, Coton Lane, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8HN
Received 1 Nov 202410A Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 4 Nov 202426 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GJ
Received 4 Nov 202414 Coppice Rise, Repton, Derby, DE65 6SN
Received 28 Oct 2024Bakum House, Etwall Road, Mickleover, DE3 0DL
Received 28 Oct 20244 Church Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NP
Received 25 Oct 202482 Burton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FN
Received 4 Nov 202421 Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EQ
Received 1 Nov 202444 Westfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BG
Received 4 Nov 2024154 Main Street, Repton, DE65 6FB
Received 4 Nov 2024Land off Coalpit Lane, Coton-in-the-Elms
Received 4 Nov 20243 The Mews, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LQ
Received 25 Oct 20244 Gorsey Leys, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JE
Received 5 Nov 2024138 Station Street, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JX
Received 5 Nov 202454 Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PZ
Received 28 Oct 2024Land at 280 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 7LY
Received 6 Nov 2024Land at Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 6 Nov 2024Land adjacent to 253 Burton Road and to the rear of 245-253 Burton Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JN
Received 6 Nov 20248 The Nook, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7NA
Received 7 Nov 202463A Main Street, Kings Newton, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 7 Nov 2024Records 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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