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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 dates20,824Searchable applications
367Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0643
The felling of a tree at
Honeysuckle Cottage, The Green, Bretby, Burton on Trent, DE15 0RE
Received 8 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0644
The erection of a detached garage at
22 Dilston Way, Chellaston, Derbyshire, DE73 6AL
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0645
The erection of a single storey rear extension and garage conversion at
3 Sealey Close, Willington, Derby, DE65 6EP
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0646
The erection of extensions with general remodelling and associated works (resubmission of DMPA/2023/0586) at
1 Walnut Close, Milton, Derby, DE65 6WA
Received 8 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0649
Listed Building Consent for the reinstatement of a collapsed retaining wall at
Holden House, 1-3 Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GL
Received 1 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0650
Change of use from residential outbuilding (use class C3) to dog grooming (use class E) (retrospective) at
Windrush, 6 Westonhill Chalet Park, Bridge Lane, Weston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Received 2 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0653
The erection of a single storey side and front extension and the erection of a fence at
8 Yew Tree Lane, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3FG
Received 2 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0655
The pruning of two Sycamore covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 163 at
24 Old Railway Mews, Swadlincote, DE11 8LA
Received 9 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0656
Repair works to the joinery workshop and smithy forge at
Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF
Received 9 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2024/0657
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of land as domestic garden at
The Shortwoods, Linton Heath, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PF
Received 10 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0658
Approval of details reserved by conditions 13 (landscaping) and 14 (boundary treatment) relating to planning permission DMPA/2020/1083 (demolition of bungalow and erection of two detached dwellings) at
4 Church Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ER
Received 13 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0659
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 attached to application ref. DMPA/2023/1585 (Erection of ancillary room) at
The Old Forge, 8 The Green, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AA
Received 13 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0660
The pruning of trees at
The Walled Garden, Well Lane, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EY
Received 13 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0663
Conversion of existing 4 bed dwelling to children's care home for a maximum of 3 children (use class C2) at
17 Kimbolton Way, Boulton Moor, Derby, DE24 5AZ
Received 13 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0664
Erection of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated infrastructure on
Land north of Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby
Received 13 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0668
The erection of a two storey extension to replace existing garage and utility space at
35 Main Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6EZ
Received 14 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0669
Listed building consent (related to DMPA/2024/0640) for replacement windows, rendering, replacement roof to outbuilding and kitchen, reconstruction of rear bay window, updates to existing CCTV system, electric vehicle charging point and 2 air source heat pumps and the replacement of rotten timbers to existing mooring point at
48 The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HG
Received 7 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0671
Removal of the above ground section of an existing concrete air raid shelter, backfilling and covering of the below-ground section, blocking up of the existing access to the shelter within Marston Hall and associated landscaping works in the area of the air raid shelter at
Marston Hall, Marston Lane, Marston-on-Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 14 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0672
Approval of details required by Condition 14 (external lighting) and Condition 20 (ecological enhancement) of permission ref. DMPA/2019/1176 relating to the erection of 100% affordable 70 unit residential scheme with associated works on
Land at SK2817 5619 off Oak Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 14 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0674
The felling of a Sycamore tree (part of Group 1) covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 243 at
220 High Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0EA
Received 15 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0675
The erection of a single storey side extension with glazed link at
26 Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 15 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0679
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (nesting sites), 4 (materials), 5 (biodiversity enhancement plan), 6 (landscaping plan), 7 (lighting strategy), 11 (ground levels) and18 (boundary treatments) relating to planning ref. DMPA/2023/1661 (Erection of a detached dwelling. Subdivision of former public house to form two dwellings with associated two storey extensions and alterations. Conversion of agricultural building to form dwelling. Erection of two detached car ports and a detached double garage) at
Former Sir Francis Burdette, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8DE
Received 17 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0680
The demolition of dwelling and erection of a new dwelling at
Homelands, Repton Road, Newton Solney, Burton on Trent, DE15 0SG
Received 20 May 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0681
The erection of extension and the erection of outbuilding at
Nutwood, Shepherds Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8HT
Received 20 May 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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