Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP Data via plota.co.uk

DMOT/2026/1243 Under Consultation
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Approval of details required by Requirement 5 - Detailed Design (Phase 5 (EBOP and Substation)) of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 10 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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.
National infrastructure project about 157 m away: Oaklands Farm Solar Park
The site is about 157 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.
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Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
DE12 8LP
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Approval of details required by requirement 18 (Archaeology) of permission ref. Oaklands…
DMOT/2025/1631
2025 Approved
Approval of details required by requirement 18 (Archaeology) of permission ref. Oaklands…
DMOT/2025/1631
2025 Approved
Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP) and 9 (CEMP) of permission ref. Oak…
DMOT/2025/1246
2025 Approved
Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP) and 9 (CEMP) of permission ref. Oak…
DMOT/2025/1246
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Retention of caravan for residential use for a temporary period of three years at
DMPA/2025/1541
2025 Refused
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Retention of caravan for residential use for a temporary period of three years at
DMPA/2025/1541
2025 Approved
Land at Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP) 9 (CEMP) 16 (Fencing and Enclosure)…
DMOT/2025/1535
2025 Approved
Land at Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP) 9 (CEMP) 16 (Fencing and Enclosure)…
DMOT/2025/1535
2021 Refused
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Request from Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for SDDC's comments on a Scoping Opinion reques…
DMOT/2021/1349
2021 Refused
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Request from Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for SDDC's comments on a Scoping Opinion reques…
DMOT/2021/1349
2019 Approved
Pennywort Cottage, Coton Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8LP
The erection of a single storey rear extension.
9/2019/0747
2019 Approved
Pennywort Cottage, Coton Road, Walton On Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8LP
The erection of a single storey rear extension.
9/2019/0747
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