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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 dates21,421Searchable applications
389Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Oct 2007 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/2024/1129
The felling of a cherry tree at
The Laurels, Barrow Lane, Swarkestone, DE73 7GR
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1130
Approval of details required by condition 12 (Verification report) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0091 for amendments to the car park previously approved under DMPA/2021/0922 and the addition of a substation at
Boulton Moor Primary School, Woodsford Drive, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1131
Erection of a Battery Storage Facility along with 8.41 Hectares of Native Woodland Habitat Enhancement
Land at Park Road, Overseal, Swadlincote
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1132
Advertisement consent for the display of frame constructed sign at
Plot 10B, Dove Valley Park, Park Avenue, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BG
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1133
The felling, pruning, relocation of trees and removal of tree guards and excavation at
LAND AT SK3824 5292, South of Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8EF
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1135
Listed Building consent for works related to change of use from retail (use class E) to hot food takeaway (use class sui generis) including associated extract flue, bin store and reinstatement of front elevation timber windows at
114-116 High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7DU
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1137
Non material amendment to planning permission ref. DMPA/2024/0608 seeking to amend roof type (The demolition of existing attached garage and the erection of a detached annexe) at
37 Belmont Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1138
Approval of details required by condition 3 (benches/bins) of permission ref. DMPA/2022/1005 for approval of reserved matters for roads, landscaped open space, and drainage works provision including sustainable drainage features (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline permission ref. DMPA/2020/0543 for 1,100 dwellings on
Land at New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1139
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (Highway CMP), 8 (Access closure), 10 (Ground Gas), 11 (Sustainable Drainage Strategy) and 28 (Bat lighting) of permission ref. DMPA/2023/1062 for construction of a Class E foodstore, car parking, access, landscaping and associated engineering works at
Talbot Farm Nursery, Derby Road, Hilton, DE65 5FP
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1141
The pruning, thinning and removal of deadwood of a lime tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 176 at
Hollywood, Cottage, Newton Road, Newton Solney, Derbyshire, Burton on Trent, DE15 0ST
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1142
Installation of a pirate ship play equipment as part of the refurbishment of the play area at
Maurice Lea Memorial Park, York Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NW
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1143
Listed Building Consent for installation of solar panels, re-roofing works, new cast iron rainwater goods and replacement of timber windows with uPVC to the rear at
John Higgott Almshouses, 28-34 Main Street, Newton Solney, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0SJ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1145
The erection of a single storey rear extension
9 Main Street, Rosliston, DE12 8JW
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2024/1146
Prior Notification of single storey rear extension, with eaves of 2.45 metres and maximum height of 2.95 metres extending 4.03 metres from the rear wall at
206 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7HW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1148
Erection of a new boundary wall and porch at
21 Harper Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0AE
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1149
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of the interior and exterior and the replacement of existing windows at
Navigation Inn, 143 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1150
Advertisement consent (partial retention) for the display of 3 freestanding signs and 3 fascia signs at
The Hilton Pavillion, The Mease, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5LS
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1155
The pruning of a Willow tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 353 at
Land to the rear of 5 Rectory Gardens, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AZ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1151
The variation of condition no. 4 (materials) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0426 for the 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 4 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1153
Approval of details reserved by a condition 6a (archaeology), 7 (bird nesting) and 8 (alternative provision for nesting sites) relating to planning permission DMPA/2021/0933 (The conversion and extension of buildings to form 4no. dwellings with associated alterations and proposed new access) at
Hall Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby, DE73 7HJ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1156
Change of use of existing agricultural buildings and conversion and extension of barns to form 4 dwellings
Lees Hall Farm, Marjory Lane, Harehill, Ashbourne, DE6 5AA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1157
The replacement of shopfront, windows and doors at
2-4, Unit 1 and Unit 2 Market Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1158
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Contaminated Land Assessment) relating to planning permission DMPA/2024/0339 (Conversion of two agricultural buildings to residential use and sub-division of a residential dwelling to two apartments) at
186 Station Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EH
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1159
Approval of details reserved by condition 31 (Service Level Agreement relating to bus provision) relating to planning permission 9/2016/0166 (Outline application (all matters to be reserved) for the residential development for up to 550 units, a two-form entry primary school, strategic road links (connecting boulton moor phase 1 and snelsmoor grange) public open space including children's play provision, surface water drainage and landscaping and ancillary supporting infrastructure (boulton moor phase 2) at
Land At Sk3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire
Received 5 Sept 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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