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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 24 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Tipsy Pigs Barn, Bent Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5BA
Received 26 Jan 2026Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Received 27 Jan 2026Land At Sk3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby, Derbyshire
Received 27 Jan 202626 Dalston Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0QG
Received 28 Jan 2026Limewood House, Moira Road, Swadlincote, DE12 6JB
Received 28 Jan 2026Land to the north of Pete Robinson Holiday Homes Ltd, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 28 Jan 2026Highfields Barn, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6PB
Received 28 Jan 2026Broughton Heath Lane, Derby, DE65 5PU
Received 28 Jan 2026Land at SK2628 6240, Duck Street, Egginton
Received 28 Jan 2026Brickmakers Arms, 9-11 Main Street, Newton Solney, DE15 0SJ
Received 20 Jan 202615 Occupation Lane, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8EX
Received 29 Jan 2026Granville Recreation Ground, Swartling Drive, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Received 16 Jan 2026ATL Warehousing, Woodyard Lane, Foston, Derby, DE65 5BU
Received 29 Jan 20261 The Mansion, Aston Hall Drive, Aston-on-trent, Derby, DE72 2DE
Received 26 Jan 202638 Burton Road, Findern, Derby, DE65 6BE
Received 24 Jan 20262 Manor Farm Mews, Burnaston, Derbyshire, DE65 6LG
Received 29 Jan 2026Land between Lichfield Road (A38) and Drakelow Road, Walton on Trent
Received 30 Jan 2026Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 30 Jan 2026New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 30 Jan 202616 Washford Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5HN
Received 30 Jan 202618 Station Lane, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NA
Received 30 Jan 2026Moor Farm, 1 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GW
Received 30 Jan 2026Land at Common Piece Lane, Findern, Derby
Received 30 Jan 20262 Fern Avenue, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DZ
Received 30 Jan 2026Records 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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