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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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10 Kestrel Close, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7AD
Received 28 May 2024224 High Street, Newhall, DE11 0EA
Received 21 May 202431a Hall Lane, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DR
Received 20 May 2024Land adjacent to A6(T) Derby Spur Road, Boulton Moor, Derby.
Received 28 May 2024Land adjacent to A6(T) Derby Spur Road, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 28 May 2024Land adjacent to A6(T) Derby Spur, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 28 May 202419 Blanch Croft, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8GG
Received 28 May 20244 Newton Wonder Court, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8HE
Received 28 May 202446 Stoneydale Close, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0UN
Received 20 May 20248 Bramley Court, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5QT
Received 20 May 202411 Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EG
Received 29 May 202420 Stirling Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7FP
Received 29 May 20242 Church Cottages, Church Lane, Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne, DE6 5JA
Received 29 May 2024Hall Farm Barn, The Dairy, Main Street, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BZ
Received 29 May 2024363 Ashby Road, Boundary, Swadlincote, DE11 7BA
Received 30 May 202464 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DW
Received 30 May 2024Church Hall, Church Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NR
Received 30 May 20248 Standing Butts Close, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NJ
Received 30 May 2024Woodhouse Farm Cottage, B587 From Robinsons Hill To County Boundary, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 30 May 2024The Old Coach House, Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 30 May 2024Land at London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HJ
Received 31 May 2024181 Wilmot Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9BN
Received 31 May 202457 Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FG.
Received 31 May 2024St Wystan's Church, Willington Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH
Received 28 May 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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