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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 dates21,500Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1222
The erection of a new fence and retrospective planning permission for retention of a raised platform in the rear garden at
68 Suffolk Way, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9GL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1223
Non-material amendment to permission ref. DMPA/2022/0551 seeking to substitute the approved bricks relating to approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline permission ref. 9/2019/0396 for the residential development of one dwelling on land west of
The Conifers, Uttoxeter Road, Foston, Derby, DE65 5DL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1224
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (CEMP) ,11 (surface water), 13 (boundary treatments) and 15 (dust mitigation and scheme of demolition) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0912 for the partial demolition of existing house, alterations to existing vehicular access and extensions of driveway and erection of garage and three detached dwellings with garages on
Land to the rear of 162 Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0LY
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1225
The erection of a first floor side extension at
7 Top Meadow, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XG
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1227
Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 4 dwellings and a new access at
Hall Farm, Twyford Road, Twyford, Derby, DE73 7HJ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1228
The felling of 22 Norwegian Spruce trees at
Tutholme, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1229
The erection of extensions (resubmission of DMPA/2021/1335) and conversion of garage to a garden room at
Greenhills, 27 Bretby Lane, Bretby, Burton on Trent, DE15 0QN
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1230
The felling of a lime tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 179 at
44 Old Railway Mews, Swadlincote, DE11 8LA
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Under considerationDMPA/2024/1234
Listed Building Consent for the re-positioning of boundary wall, and changes to scale and mass of garage at
The Old Apothecary, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JH
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1235
The felling and pruning of trees covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 78 on
Land at Oak Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1236
The felling of cherry tree at
38 High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GD
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1238
The replacement of all windows at
Croft Side, Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1239
Change of use of agricultural land to garden and conversion of existing outbuilding with the erection of a single storey extension to form a dwelling at
Arleston Farm, Arleston Lane, Barrow on Trent, DE73 7HN
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1240
The variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (access improvements), 4 (construction management plan), 16 (landscaping) and 17 (boundary treatments) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/0504 for the conversion of agricultural buildings to create five dwellings with new garages and demolition of redundant structures at
Eastfield Farm, Acresford Road, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8DF
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1241
Approval of details reserved by a condition 11 (bird & bat mitigation strategy) relating to planning permission DMPA/2024/0046 for the conversion of an existing agricultural barn to a single residential dwelling at
Marston Hall, Marston Lane, Marston on Dove, Derby, DE65 5GD
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1242
Replacement doors at
Woodcock Cottage, 156-158 Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JZ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1243
The pruning of two lime trees covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 131 at
16 Willow Park Way, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2DF
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1244
Listed building consent for an external wall mounted aerial at
School House, The Green, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0RE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1245
The erection of a carport at
71 Newman Drive, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9SR
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1247
Change of use of existing agricultural land to tourism and the installation of 5no. shepherd huts at
Hill Farm, Seal Wood Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PA
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1248
The erection of a detached garage at
22 Dilston Way, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6AL
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1249
Screening request and scoping opinion relating to proposed development for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on
Barn Farm, Cauldwell Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9TX
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2024/1251
Approval of details required by condition 4 (relating to gates and external joinery only) of permission red. 9/2018/0013 for demolition of the existing rear extensions, the erection of a rear extension together with external alterations and the erection of a replacement detached garage at
8 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2024/1252
The installation of solar panels at
5, The Green, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7GY
Received 24 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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