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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates22,760Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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/2025/0597
The felling of an Ash tree at
68 High Street, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GF
Received 7 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0598
Approval of details required by conditions 3 (materials) & 4 (fenestration detailing) of permission ref. DMPA/2023/1558 relating to the Demolition and replacement of existing dwelling to create a new 4 bed property, air source heat pump and solar panels with associated works at
13 Newton Park, Newton Solney, Burton On Trent, DE15 0SX
Received 7 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0599
The erection of rear extensions and alterations to the front elevation including the installation of a new gate at
76 Burton Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FN
Received 8 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0600
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed portal framed agricultural storage building at
Limes Farm, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8ED
Received 8 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0601
The approval of conditions no. 3 & 5 (relating to a Biodiversity Gain Plan, a HMMP and a Lighting Plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2024/1058 for The installation of 1 no. Motor Control Centre (MCC) Kiosk within Severn Trent’s existing operational Water Treatment Works (WTW) at
Seven Trent Compound, Ashby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DN
Received 8 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0602
Approval of details required by conditions 4 (coal mining site investigation), 6 (surface and foul water disposal), 9 (parking and manoeuvring details) & 10 (prevention of Dalston Road access use) of permission ref. DMPA/2021/0880 relating to Outline application (matters of access to be considered now with matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for later consideration) for the erection of 7 dwellings at
36 Dalston Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0QG
Received 8 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0603
The erection of a single storey rear and side extension with loft conversion and rear dormer at
7 Pear Tree Close, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7AQ
Received 8 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0605
Retention of mooring of a canal boat and the addition of a second canal boat in association with the adjacent children's care home at
Doveside Boarding Kennels, Burton Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6GZ
Received 9 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0606
Retrospective boundary wall and sleeper works (height reductions) at
39 Blueberry Way, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7GX
Received 9 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0607
The approval of condition no. 12 (relating to the use of an attenuation pond) of permission ref. DMPA/2022/0489 for Full planning application seeking amendment to proposed drainage strategy (location and depth of attenuation pond) at
Thulston Fields Farm, Snelsmoor Lane, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3FB
Received 9 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0608
The temporary placement of a steel storage container and screening works at
The Village Hall, Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EQ
Received 9 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0614
The conversion and extension of the existing garage to form an annex at
Highfields Barn, Colliery Lane, Linton, Swadlincote DE12 6PB
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0615
The erection of a single storey and two storey extension at
18 Watery Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0UF
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0617
Discharge of condition 3 (Lighting Strategy) of planning permission ref. DMPA/2020/0599 Demolition of ground floor store and extensions to the existing abattoir building and erection of extensions to form enclosed stock pens, enclosed storage areas, new water tanks and a covered stock entrance with widening of access to Coal Lane, additional access, the erection and retention of new boundary treatments and associated land grading and engineering works and installation of hardstanding at
Pickstock Abattoir, 2 Coal Lane, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7FN
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0619
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing prefabricated building for use as a single dwelling (C3) at
The Pines, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0620
The pruning of a Holly tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 501 at
4 Church Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7ER
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPN/2025/0621
Application to determine if prior approval is required under Part 3 Class Q (Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses) for the proposed conversion of 1 no. agricultural buildings to dwellinghouse at
238 Hillside Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9HE
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0622
Approval of details required by conditions 27 (Construction Noise Investigation) & 28 (Noise assessment) for phases 3 and 4 of planning permission ref. DMPA/2022/1515 relating to a hybrid planning application for a mixed use development
Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote
Received 12 May 2025 - Under ConsultationDMPA/2025/0623
The erection of fencing (retrospective) to the front of the Public House at
59 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FE
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0624
The retention of existing front porch and render used for extension approved under planning approval 9/2019/0048 at
237 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7HW
Received 2 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMPA/2025/0625
The erection of a single storey rear extension and a detached workshop at
45 Orchard Street, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JS
Received 13 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0627
The pruning of a Cedar tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 535 at
101 Scropton Road, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5DT
Received 13 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0630
The pruning of a Willow tree covered by South Derbyshire District Council TPO 189 at
27 Wilne Lane, Shardlow, DE72 2HA
Received 12 May 2025 - Planning Decision MadeDMOT/2025/0632
Approval of details required by condition 3 attached to planning application ref DMPA/2025/0023 (The erection of a two-storey front and rear extension and a single-storey side extension) at
9 Newhall Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BA
Received 2 May 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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