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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 dates20,347Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0145
Confirmation of discharge of conditions relating to planning permission ref. DMPA/2019/0987
Land at SK2719 3256 (Site B), Woodland Road, Stanton, Swadlincote
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0147
Approval of details required by condition 17 (Drainage) of permission ref. DMPA/2022/0545 relating to full planning application proposing the erection of 2no. employment buildings (Use Class B8, B2 and Ancillary E(g)) at Plots 10a and 10b with associated landscaping, drainage, car parking, refuse stores and other infrastructure at
Plot 10, Dove Valley Park, Foston
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0148
Retrospective application for the erection of a 2m high fence and change of use from incidental public open space to residential use at
31 Beaufort Road, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3BA
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0151
Installation of solar panels at
Shaw Croft, Robinsons Hill, Melbourne,, Derby, DE73 8DJ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0152
Screening Opinion request under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to proposed development of a Solar Farm and associated BESS at
Former Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0154
The felling of goat willow trees, sycamore tree, a horse chestnut and an ash tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 557 at
Land to the rear of 1 High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0155
Construction of a gallop track for equestrian use at
Brookdale Barn, Ticknall Road, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EG
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0156
The installation of an air source heat pump at
60 Earls Drive, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3FJ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0157
Retention for the change of use from agricultural to General Industrial (use class Class B2), Storage and Distribution (Class B8), Research and Development (Class E (g) (ii) and Light Industrial (iii)) at
Broomy Farm, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7EY
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0158
The erection of a cantilevered carport at
16A Moira Road, Overseal, DE12 6JB
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0160
The variation of Condition 2 of permission ref. DMPA/2021/1114 (relating to road surface) for the erection of x5 dwellings (amendments to planning permission ref: DMPA/2020/0592) on
Land to the east of Station Road, Melbourne
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0161
Construction of a 66-no. bed care home, including parking arrangements and landscaping details at
Salt Box Cafe, Derby Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PT
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0162
The felling of spruce tree and the pruning of trees in a Conservation Area at
59 High Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JH
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0163
Crown reduction up to 1 metre and removal of lowest limb growing west to clear BT wire of a Silver Birch covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order 316 at
134 Derby Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FP
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0164
Approval of details required by condition 12 (Ecology) attached to application ref. DMPA/2021/1098 (Change of use of land from agriculture and paddock area to Use Class C3 (Dwelling house), and conversion of stables including demolition of hay barn, erection of single storey extension and bat house with associated works) at
2 The Limes, Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7HR
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0166
The creation of a loft conversion over existing garage to form home office at
22 Glenn Way, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GZ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2024/0169
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building at
Limes Farm, Main Street, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8ED
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0170
Approval of Reserved Matters (scale, appearance, layout, and landscaping) for the erection of 214 no. affordable dwellings and associated infrastructure pursuant to the granted Outline Planning Permission ref. DMPA/2021/1687 on
Land east of Chellaston Lane and south of Shardlow Road, Derby
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0171
The erection of an extension to the existing garage at
17 Kimbolton Way, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AZ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0172
Change of use of 2 No Agricultural Buildings to 4 No dwellings at
Marsh Farm, Derby Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LR
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0173
The erection of a two storey front/side extension and single storey rear/side extension at
5 Maypole Hill, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0JP
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0174
The pruning of an Oak tree at
Dower House, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JH
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0175
The variation of condition no. 2 (Design amendments) of permission ref DMPA/2022/0270 The demolition of existing buildings and construction of new mixed use development, with associated works at
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0177
The widening of the existing dropped kerb serving
138 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EH
Received 2 Feb 2024
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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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