Land South West Of Philadelphia Farm And South East Of Lings Farm Birkin Lane Temple Normanton Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Construction and operation of a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure including access, fencing, CCTV, internal service tracks and scheme of landscaping (Major Development) (Affecting a Public Right of Way) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Mar 2026
Consultation
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 168. The consultation period closed on 29 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Major - Full
Postcode
S42 5DD
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
North Wingfield Central Ward
Parish
North Wingfield Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sirius Planning

Decision outlook

Day 168, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in North East Derbyshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 14 Sept 2026.

Day 168112 days past the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by North East Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North East Derbyshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 30 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14818187
Neighbours
8 Apr 2026
Consultation
8 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
15 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
North East Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#168 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

North East Derbyshire ranks #166 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North East Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #89 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #133 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #166 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #181 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
28 decided
532
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026