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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 2 Feb 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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71 Newman Drive, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9SR
Received 1 Dec 202557 Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6LU
Received 24 Nov 20256 The Mews, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8LQ
Received 2 Dec 2025Land north of Occupation Lane (Woodville Regeneration Area), Woodville, Swadlincote
Received 2 Dec 202516 Pear Tree Avenue, Newhall, Swadlincote DE11 0NA
Received 26 Nov 2025Land South of Mickleover
Received 27 Nov 202514 Millfield, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
Received 2 Dec 2025Land east of Chellaston Lane and south of Shardlow Road, Boulton Moor, Derby DE72 3UY
Received 2 Dec 2025Land at The Woodyard, Ticknall, DE73 7LN
Received 3 Dec 202524 Main Street, Weston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BL
Received 3 Dec 2025Brookfield House, Bantons Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7NZ
Received 3 Dec 2025110 Wilmot Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9BJ
Received 3 Dec 2025Land East of Chellaston Lane and South of Shardlow Road, Boulton Moor
Received 3 Dec 2025Parkgate Service Station, Burton Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0DN
Received 4 Dec 202542 Chestnut Grove, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6NG
Received 4 Dec 20252 Riverside, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NP
Received 4 Dec 202518 Chapel Street, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9LX
Received 4 Dec 20254 Aston Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GX
Received 4 Dec 202532 Melton Avenue, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FP
Received 4 Dec 20253 Stanhope Glade, Bretby, Burton On Trent, DE15 0QT
Received 4 Dec 2025Stonehouse Farm, Marriott Farming And Conservation, Ashby Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7BP
Received 4 Dec 2025KKL Logging, Miry Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5PW
Received 5 Dec 202562 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 5 Dec 2025Albert Village Lake, Occupation Road, Albert Village, Derby
Received 3 Dec 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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