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DMPA/2025/1001 Approved

Proposal

Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with ancillary infrastructure at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2025
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Validated
8 Aug 2025
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Derbyshire Development Management Committee on 10 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because renewable energy and economic benefits outweighed landscape and biodiversity harm, subject to conditions.
  • Objectors raised concerns about habitat loss and long-term effects, while an applicant representative addressed the committee.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, planning history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Derbyshire's committee minutes of 10 Feb 2026.

Documents

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1556 m away: Willington C Gas Pipeline; Inside the Findern built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 16 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
South Derbyshire
Postcode
DE1 9TA
Received
6 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
20 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 224 days from validation, 146 days slower than South Derbyshire's median of 78 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

12%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
213decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Derbyshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Derbyshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Aug 2025
Comments by
15 Oct 2025
Committee
10 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Telecommunications Compound adjacent to Toyota Manufacturing Plant, Burnaston, Derby DE1 9TA
Prior Notification for installation of 5G apparatus at
DMPN/2024/0607
2024 Approved
Telecommunications Compound adjacent to Toyota Manufacturing Plant, Burnaston, Derby DE1 9TA
Prior Notification for installation of 5G apparatus at
DMPN/2024/0607
2024 Approved
Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Advertisement consent for the display of an illuminated gantry gateway sign at
DMPA/2024/0573
2024 Approved
Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Advertisement consent for the display of an illuminated gantry gateway sign at
DMPA/2024/0573
2022 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota Way, Burnaston, DE1 3TA
The erection of a hydrogen plant and fueling station with EV charging facilities to separ…
DMPA/2022/0904
2022 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota Way, Burnaston, DE1 3TA
The erection of a hydrogen plant and fueling station with EV charging facilities to separ…
DMPA/2022/0904
2021 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd , Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
New illuminated brand signage at
DMPA/2021/1857
2021 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd , Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
New illuminated brand signage at
DMPA/2021/1857
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to the Toyota Academy , Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Erection of a Temporary Building at
DMPA/2022/0253
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to the Toyota Academy , Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Erection of a Temporary Building at
DMPA/2022/0253
2022
Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
A handover canopy and three screens - to host Toyota brand signage as approved through ap…
DMPA/2022/0441
2022
Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
A handover canopy and three screens - to host Toyota brand signage as approved through ap…
DMPA/2022/0441
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Unnamed Road leading from roundabout on A50 and A38 Interchange to Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
The variation of conditions 4 and 7 (landscaping and drainage) of permission ref. DMPA/20…
DMPA/2020/1046
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Unnamed Road leading from roundabout on A50 and A38 Interchange to Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
The variation of conditions 4 and 7 (landscaping and drainage) of permission ref. DMPA/20…
DMPA/2020/1046
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Unnamed road leading from roundabout on A50 and A38 Interchange to Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
The variation of condition no. 3 of permission ref. 9/2017/0455 (relating to drainage pla…
DMPA/2020/0463
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Unnamed road leading from roundabout on A50 and A38 Interchange to Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
The variation of condition no. 3 of permission ref. 9/2017/0455 (relating to drainage pla…
DMPA/2020/0463
2022 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota Way, Burnaston, DE1 3TA
The approval of detail reserved by condition no. 3 of permission ref. DMPA/2022/0904 (rel…
DMOT/2022/1423
2022 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota Way, Burnaston, DE1 3TA
The approval of detail reserved by condition no. 3 of permission ref. DMPA/2022/0904 (rel…
DMOT/2022/1423
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Uk Ltd, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Approval of details required by conditions 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 attached to ref. DMPA/2020/04…
DMOT/2020/1121
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Uk Ltd, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Approval of details required by conditions 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 attached to ref. DMPA/2020/04…
DMOT/2020/1121
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Limited, Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed two additional areas of yard for car storage at
DMPN/2020/0491
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Limited, Unnamed Road Leading From Roundabout On A50 And A38 Interchange To Industrial Works, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed two additional areas of yard for car storage at
DMPN/2020/0491
2020
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK LTD, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Approval of details required by condition 4 of permission ref. 9/2017/0455 (relating to t…
DMOT/2020/0680
2020
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK LTD, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Approval of details required by condition 4 of permission ref. 9/2017/0455 (relating to t…
DMOT/2020/0680
2020 Approved
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Burnaston, Derby, DE1 9TA
Approval of details required by conditions 5, 6 and 8 of permission ref. 9/2017/0455 (rel…
DMOT/2020/0153
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings