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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Tynefield Court , Blakeley Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6SJ
Received 11 Mar 2024Calke Abbey Racing Stables, Calke Abbey Cottage, Heath Lane, Boundary, Swadlincote, DE11 7AY
Received 11 Mar 20243 Hay Wain Lane, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XJ
Received 1 Mar 2024Brindles, Trent Lane, Weston-on-trent, Derbyshire, Derby, DE72 2BT
Received 12 Mar 20241 Hastings Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9AH
Received 1 Mar 20242 - 18 Twyford Road, Barrow-On-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HA
Received 26 Feb 202411 South Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GB
Received 4 Mar 2024The Lindens, Ingleby Road, Stanton-By-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 12 Mar 2024Swarkestone Cricket Club, Barrow Lane, Swarkestone, Derby, DE73 7GR
Received 12 Mar 20242 - 4 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GH
Received 12 Mar 202449 Burton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FN
Received 12 Mar 2024Millers Barn, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DL
Received 13 Mar 20248 Tickham Avenue, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AS
Received 13 Mar 202426 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7EH
Received 13 Mar 202411 Hastings Close, Littleover, Derby, DE23 3BN
Received 13 Mar 2024Land At Sk2330 9135, The Mease, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5JW
Received 14 Mar 2024Sealfields Farm, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BU
Received 14 Mar 2024Car Park, High Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GJ
Received 14 Mar 202482 Dale End Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FW
Received 14 Mar 202419 Chestnut Way, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FQ
Received 14 Mar 202430 Oaks Road, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DU
Received 11 Mar 2024Roger James Furnishers, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AD
Received 14 Mar 2024Turnbarrel House, Turnbarrel, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FD
Received 15 Mar 2024The Mount, Burnaston Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LX
Received 15 Mar 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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