Anthony Gell School Wood Street Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00233/PDL - Prior Approval Solar PV Non Domestic Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Prior Notification - Installation of roof mounted solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
10 Mar 2026
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Consultation
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wirksworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council
Derbyshire Dales
Application type
Prior Approval Solar PV Non Domestic
Postcode
DE4 4DX
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Wirksworth
Parish
Wirksworth
Case officer
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Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 6 days faster than Derbyshire Dales's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 96% of prior approvals here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
49decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Derbyshire Dales in the last twelve months, from validation. Derbyshire Dales decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
11 Mar 2026
Consultation
11 Mar 2026
Comments by
9 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
19 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
5 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development- Proposed roofing works to remove and replace…
25/00349/CLPUD
2025 Approved
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development- Proposed roofing works to remove and replace…
25/00349/CLPUD
2021 Approved
Installation of new boundary fencing
21/01424/FUL
2021 Approved
Installation of new boundary fencing
21/01424/FUL
2020 Approved
Increase height of existing fence around multi-use games area
20/00263/FUL
2020 Approved
Increase height of existing fence around multi-use games area
20/00263/FUL
2019 Approved
CD3/1119/60 - This planning application is for 2no. proposals. Retrospective planning per…
19/01384/CM
2019 Approved
CD3/1119/60 - This planning application is for 2no. proposals. Retrospective planning per…
19/01384/CM
2019 Withdrawn
Increase in height to an existing section of MUGA fencing at Anthony Gell School - CD3/05…
19/00692/CM
2019 Withdrawn
Increase in height to an existing section of MUGA fencing at Anthony Gell School - CD3/05…
19/00692/CM
2018 Approved
Discharge of condition(s) 3
18/00541/DCOND
2018 Approved
Discharge of condition(s) 3
18/00541/DCOND
2018 Approved
Erection of security fencing and gates
18/00541/FUL
2018 Approved
Erection of security fencing and gates
18/00541/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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24/00695/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
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Proposed installation of 6 no. air source heat pumps and 143no. solar PV panels
24/00695/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
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Retropective planning permission for the existing hockey/ football pitch and surrounding…
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2019 Withdrawn
Anthony Gell School, Wood Street, Wirksworth,DE4 4DX
Increase in height to an existing section of MUGA fencing at Anthony Gell School.
CD3/0519/10
2019 Approved
Coppice Bank Canterbury Terrace Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DY
Discharge of Condition 3
18/00972/DCOND
2019 Approved
Coppice Bank Canterbury Terrace Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DY
Discharge of Condition 3
18/00972/DCOND
2018 Approved
Coppice Bank Canterbury Terrace Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DY
Proposed single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
18/00972/FUL
2018 Approved
Coppice Bank Canterbury Terrace Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4DY
Proposed single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
18/00972/FUL
2017 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions - 3, 4, 5 and 6
16/00509/DCOND
2017 Approved
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Discharge of Conditions - 3, 4, 5 and 6
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Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derbyshire Dales ranks #121 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

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Derbyshire Dales decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #129 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #121 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #127 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
4 decided
486
Total decisions
52 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings