2025
Approved
Solenis UK Ltd Unit 55 Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of groun…
Cedar Doors, Cedar Doors, Wimsey Way, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4LS Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
PDR/2026/0036
Description
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed installation of roof mounted 248.4kW solar PV system comprising of 540 x Canadian Solar 460w modules. Solar modules have 2mm heat strengthened glass front cover with anti-reflective coating to reduce glare. Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 10 Oct 2026, from Amber Valley's recent prior approvals.
Day 29 of the 56-day target. Amber Valley usually decides prior approvals by day 30.
Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
15decided in the last year
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Amber Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Amber Valley decision record →
Site constraints 5
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Somercotes and Swanwick built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1451 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; 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. 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, 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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Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Solenis UK Ltd Unit 55 Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed demolition of groun…
2025
ROCK FALL Unit 55 Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4LR
Demolition of existing unit and proposed distribution warehouse with integral two-storey…
2025
ROCK FALL Unit 55 Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4LR
Demolition of existing unit and proposed distribution warehouse with integral two-storey…
2018
Approved
Rock Fall UK Ltd Unit 1 Major House Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4LS
Proposed Warehouse Extension
2018
Approved
Rock Fall UK Ltd Unit 1 Major House Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4LS
Proposed Warehouse Extension
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026