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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 dates21,115Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2024/0902
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed installation of two rear windows at
4 Whitelands Close, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2EH
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0904
The erection of dwelling with garage and attached accommodation on
Land adjacent 56 Park Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TU
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0905
Demolition of existing offices, workshops and stores and the erection of MOT testing station at
27 Burton Road, Woodville, Swadlincote DE11 7JE
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0906
Non material amendment to planning permission ref. DMPA/2024/0120 (Alterations to front bay window) at
76 Meadow Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0UW
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0907
External alterations at
3 Malthouse Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PU
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0908
The erection of a two storey rear extension and garage extension at
10 Brook End, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FW
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0909
Proposed new highway entrance, boundary wall restoration and electric car charging point at
125 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EP
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0910
Erection of 5 dwellings at
25 Hall Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QU
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0913
The erection of a two storey rear extension and internal alterations at
234 Station Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8BQ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0911
The conversion of existing integral garage into a study/office at
101 Eagle Drive, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 7GX
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0912
The variation of conditions no. 2 (plans) and 4 (access/parking) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0101 for Partial demolition of existing house, alterations to existing vehicular access and extension of driveway and erection of garage and three detached dwellings with garages at
Land to the rear of 162 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LY
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0914
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of extension at
1 Beech Drive, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DA
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0915
Front and rear single storey extensions including garage conversion and associated internal alterations to create additional accommodation at
4 Meadow Close, Repton, Derby, DE65 6WT
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0916
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (land contamination), 5 (swallows nesting sites) & 9 (LBEMP) relating to planning permission DMPA/2022/1059 (Erection of 8 dwellings, two detached garages and associated works, with access from the permitted estate road of permission DMPA/2021/1342) at
The Paddock (Cadley Park), land south of Copperas Road, Newhall
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0917
Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Great Crested Newts) relating to planning permission DMPA/2023/1164 (The Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Materials) of permission ref. DMPA/2021/0757 (Mixed use development to provide the conversion of agricultural buildings to create one dwelling, with associated stables and storage building, garages and storage building, demolition of existing buildings and installation of ground source heat pump; change of use of land to equestrian use through the formation of a manege and the erection of a replacement agricultural building)) at
Grange Farm, Sandy Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BX
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0918
The erection of a first floor side extension at
6 The Bee Hives, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0920
The erection of a first floor extension to create new residential unit at
61-63 Market Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9PR
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0921
The replacement of existing windows at
25 Church Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8LE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0922
Continued use of land as domestic garden at
63A Main Street, Kings Newton, Derby, DE73 8BX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Under considerationDMOT/2024/0924
Approval of details reserved by condition 9 (boundary treatments) relating to planning permission DMPA/2021/0756 The erection of 3 no. detached dwellings, extensions and alterations to the existing bungalow and the erection of a detached double garage at
53 Cauldwell Road, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6RX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0925
Erection of a Battery Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure on
Land at SK2419 3740, Caldwell Road, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9TX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0926
Listed Building Consent for the re-pointing of exterior brickwork, installation of french doors, the addition of an air vent and the construction of a gabion wall at
St Brides Farm, Unnamed Road Leading To St Brides Farm, Stanton-by-bridge, Derby, DE73 7NF
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/0929
Retrospective application for Advertisement consent for the erection of an illuminated fascia sign and 4 window vinyls at
34, Main Street, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LP
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/0931
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 relating to planning permission DMPA/2023/0705 (Listed building consent for the replacement of a skylight) at
Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre, Ashe Hall, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6HT
Received 4 Jul 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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