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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 23 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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Hill Farm 183 Woodland Road, Stanton, Burton on Trent, DE15 9TJ
Received 7 Feb 2025Windamere, Hunts Lane, Netherseal, Swadlincote, DE12 8BL
Received 11 Feb 2025Brookdale Farm, Ticknall Road, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EG
Received 11 Feb 2025Land adjacent Willow Farm, Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote , DE12 8JL
Received 11 Feb 2025Keystone Lintels Limited, Ryder Close, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9EU
Received 11 Feb 2025Land at New House Farm, Etwall Road, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 11 Feb 20258 Dale End Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FW
Received 11 Feb 2025Land north of Kensey Road, Mickleover, Derby
Received 11 Feb 20251 Padstow Close, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3LH
Received 12 Feb 20256 Wye Dale, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9RP
Received 12 Feb 20253 Nightingale Way, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6RT
Received 12 Feb 2025Broughton House, 141 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HA
Received 12 Feb 20258 Sutton Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FB
Received 12 Feb 202514 Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FG
Received 12 Feb 20251 Clay Close, Swadlincote, DE11 8FE
Received 10 Feb 202557 Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FG
Received 12 Feb 20256 The Green Findern, Derby, DE65 6AA
Received 10 Feb 202572 Ashby Road East, Bretby, Burton on Trent, DE15 0PT
Received 10 Feb 2025Delta, Ingleby Road, Stanton-by-Bridge, Derby, DE73 7HU
Received 13 Feb 2025Marsh Flatts Farm, Chellaston Lane, Aston On Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 6TT
Received 13 Feb 2025Meadow View, Meadow Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0QR
Received 13 Feb 2025Land at Hoon Lane, Hilton
Received 13 Feb 2025Elms Farm, Pistern Hills, Hartshorne, DE11 7AX
Received 13 Feb 202513 Newton Park, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SX
Received 14 Feb 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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