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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 10 Apr 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Former Sir Francis Burdette, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8DE
Received 18 Sept 202576 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derby DE11 7ET
Received 15 Sept 2025Tutbury Crossing Signal Box, Tutbury and Hatton Railway Station, Station Road, Hatton, DE65 5DX
Received 18 Sept 2025The Hill Lodge, Deep Dale Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby DE73 7NH
Received 19 Sept 2025Mercia Academy & Newhall Junior School, Sunnyside and Chesterfield Ave, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Received 19 Sept 202529 Bittern View, Willington, Derby, DE65 6RY
Received 22 Sept 2025Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 23 Sept 202523 Chapel Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JY
Received 23 Sept 20259 Maple Drive, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2DG
Received 23 Sept 2025Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 23 Sept 2025Newton Lane Farm, Newton Lane, Newton Solney, Burton on Trent, DE15 0RU
Received 23 Sept 202587A Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 23 Sept 2025The Firs Farm, Firs Farm Nursery, Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5PN
Received 23 Sept 2025Mercia Court, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FF
Received 24 Sept 202552 Arnfield Drive, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5AA
Received 25 Sept 202536-44 Mount Pleasant Road and Land to the rear, Repton, DE65 6GQ
Received 25 Sept 202553 Thomas Cook Memorial Cottages, High Street, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Received 25 Sept 2025Square and Compass House, Cauldwell Road, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6RX
Received 23 Sept 202510 Harvest Hill, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0XA
Received 25 Sept 202574 The Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BU
Received 26 Sept 20254 Grove Park, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NS
Received 26 Sept 2025124 Heath Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AR
Received 29 Sept 202558 Main Street, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 29 Sept 2025Land to the south of The Mease, Hilton, Derby
Received 8 Sept 2025Records 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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