Branston Golf Club, Burton Road, Branston, DE14 3DP Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/01131 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development Live

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the installation of solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Dec 2026 and 16 Jan 2027, from East Staffordshire's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project 977 m away: Oaklands Farm Solar Park
The site is 977 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area882 m² (9,494 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 62)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development
Postcode
DE14 3DP
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Ward
Branston
Parish
Branston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Valley Environmental Consulting Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. East Staffordshire usually decides commercial premises by day 64.

Day 856 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
42%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
86decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by East Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Staffordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01131
Comments by
26 Nov 2026
Committee
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.