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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 dates22,505Searchable applications
389Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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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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More application records
- Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0395
The pollarding of 1 no. lime and 1 no. beech tree and the pruning of 1 no. oak tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 132 at
12 Mallard Walk, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0TF
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0396
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of land and buildings for light industrial use (Use Class E(c)(iii)) at
45 Swadlincote Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 8DE
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0399
National Grid intend to carry out work for the changing of 2 existing 11m poles and erection of 2 new 12m poles in their place under the Electricity Act 1989: The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 at
Staunton H Scotlands, Melbourne, Leicestershire, DE73 8BH
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0400
Conversion of agricultural building to form dwelling, with erection of two storey extension. Formation of parking areas, erection of detached domestic store and detached car ports and conversion of garage to form single dwelling.
Former Sir Francis Burdette, Derby Road, Melbourne, DE73 8DE
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0402
Approval of details reserved by condition no. 26 (Biodiversity Gain Plan and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to planning permission ref DMPA/2024/1011 for subdivision of the existing farmhouse and conversion of barns to form 9no. dwellings with access, parking and landscaping at
Manor Farm, Drakelow Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NB
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0401
Installation of domestic solar PV array to serve converted barns and farmhouse at
Manor Farm, Drakelow Road, Walton-On-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8NB
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0403
The variation of conditions no. 4 (approved plans) , 17 (opening hours) , 18 (Delivery Hours) and 25 (landscaping scheme) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/1284 for demolition of restaurant (Use Class E) and erection of retail/commercial unit (Use Class E) at
The Mandarin Chinese Restaurant, Egginton Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FJ
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0404
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing land use for private amenity space in connection with 17-23 Repton Road, Hartshorne at
Land to the rear of 17-23 Repton Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7AF
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0405
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Playing Field Maintenance) and 7 (Access Gates) attached to planning permission ref DMPA/2024/0077 for Approval of reserved matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline permission ref: DMPA/2020/1460 for a two form entry primary school at
Land at Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0406
Proposed extensions (front & rear) and alterations (new first floor windows to side and new gate) and part demolition & extension to existing detached garage at
34 Hassall Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5HL
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0407
Conversion, extension and change of use of existing buildings to form 1no. dwellinghouse and associated works at
Buildings North of Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent, DE73 7HA
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0408
Demolition of existing pig pen, stables and wooden structure (part retrospective) and erection of an agricultural barn at
136 London Road, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2GP
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0411
The demolition of an existing former chicken shed and the erection of an annexe at
Hoon House Farm, Hoon Lane, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5GA
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0410
Retrospective change of use to residential (garden Land) including wooden outbuilding (land shaded green) together with the use of the remaining red edge for keeping and grazing horses and erection of a timber stable block at
43 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JE
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0412
The pruning of a Beech tree at
21 Castle Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DY
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0417
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey replacement extension to the main dwelling with reconfiguration of garden wall at
58 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EQ
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0416
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of Existing Retail Storage Areas (Class E) into independent Retail Unit (Class E), with associated minor external alterations (linked to application ref. DMPA/2025/0236) at
64 Church St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8EJ
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0418
The variation of condition nos. 2 (approved plans), 3 (management and maintenance of surface water drainage), 4 (surface water drainage destinations), 5 (construction phase management of surface water run-off), 7 (biodiversity enhancement scheme) 8 (nesting birds), 9 (nesting sites for swallows), 10 (construction site facilities) and 11 (visibility sightlines for plot 3) and 12 (Springhill/Brook Street junction) of permission ref DMPA/2022/0217 for the refurbishment and conversion of the Grade 2 Listed Farmhouse and outbuildings to form three residential dwellings, including demolition & rebuilding of existing walls at
Spring Farm, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0420
Outline application (matters of access, layout, appearance and scale to be considered now with matters of landscaping reserved for later consideration) for the erection of a building and link extension to support existing dog agility business at
Dog Sports Derby, Broughton Heath Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5BE
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0419
Certificate of lawfulness for the continued use of Barton Croft as an independent dwelling at
Land north of Bartonfields House, Longford Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, DE65 5AP
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0421
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building at
Land off Breach Lane, Foston
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0422
Erection of a single storey front and side extensions and new access ramp at
The Village Hall, Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0423
The variation of condition no.6 (occupancy restriction) of permission ref: 9/2007/0031 (for the erection of six chalets) at
John Thompson Inn, Unnamed Road From C241 To C241 Via Ingleby Toft, Ingleby, Derby, DE73 7HW
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0424
The erection of a two storey extension and porch at
15 Derwent Drive, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3AQ
Received 28 Mar 2025
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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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