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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Trent View, 7 Canal Bank, Shardlow, Derby DE72 2GL
Received 5 Jun 2025Melbourne Community Centre, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8EJ
Received 12 Jun 2025Land east of Chellaston Lane and south of Shardlow Road, Derby
Received 12 Jun 202526 Kingfisher Avenue, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7QJ
Received 12 Jun 2025Barn Farm, Cauldwell Road, Drakelow DE15 9TX
Received 5 May 2025Land at junction of A38 and A5132, The Castle Way, Willington, Eggington, DE65 6GY
Received 13 Jun 202531 High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GD
Received 13 Jun 2025Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8EN
Received 13 Jun 2025Land At SK3931 2744, Mill Hill, Boulton Moor, Derby
Received 13 Jun 2025Talbot Farm Nursery, Derby Road, Hilton, DE65 5FP
Received 13 Jun 2025Land Adjacent Willow Farm, Main Street, Rosliston, DE12 8JL
Received 16 Jun 2025Land between Ingleby Lane and 8 Chapel Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JY
Received 16 Jun 2025Oak Tree Farm, Ticknall Road, Milton, Derby DE65 6EG
Received 16 Jun 202512 Hamilton Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 7NS
Received 16 Jun 20257 Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AH
Received 16 Jun 2025Nestle Company Limited, Marston Lane, Hatton, Derby, DE13 9LY
Received 16 Jun 2025Land north of Lullington, Lullington, Swadlincote
Received 16 Jun 202547 Holly Grange, Main Street, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EF
Received 17 Jun 2025The Cottage, Far Moorside, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AD
Received 17 Jun 20254A Market Place, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DS
Received 17 Jun 2025Hoon Hay Manor, Marston Lane, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5EA
Received 17 Jun 2025Calke Abbey, Main Street, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LE
Received 17 Jun 202520 Blacksmiths Lane, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SD
Received 17 Jun 2025Land east of Chellaston Lane and south of Shardlow Road, Derby
Received 18 Jun 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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