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South Derbyshire District Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

South Derbyshire District Council’s published planning register shows fewer than 20 applications approved or refused with a decision date in the twelve months to 5 November 2026, so we don’t show its decision figures.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on South Derbyshire District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Figures for South Derbyshire District Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from South Derbyshire District Council’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided 0
Share refusedof those approved or refused Too few decisions
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date Too few decisions
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings Not enough typed decisions
Appeals decidedin the last three years 77
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 44%about one in two
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 76plan adopted 2016

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on South Derbyshire District Council’s planning applications.

  • “The main issues are: • The effect the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the area and how it sits with the District’s strategy for the location of development; • The site’s capacity to accommodate the…”

    Allowed, 2026

  • “The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and the development plan; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”

    Allowed, 2025

  • “The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2024

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”

    Allowed, 2023

  • “The main issues are: • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy; and • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of…”

    Dismissed, 2021

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.