Land at Former Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton-on-Trent Data via plota.co.uk

DMPA/2026/1022 Pending
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for six buildings within Use Classes B2 and B8 consisting of 15 employment units pursuant to outline permission ref: (Variation of condition 4 of planning permission to update the phasing arrangements for the site) at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Associated applications 19

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 2
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. A site survey can differ.
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 221 m away: Oaklands Farm Solar Park
The site is 221 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Other new applications on this street

31 Jul 2026Pending

Former Drakelow Powerstation, Walton Road, Drakelow 'Riverside Parcel', DE15 9SX

Listed Building Consent for part demolition and part retention of the former kit...

DMPA/2026/1008
23 Apr 2026Approved

Park Farm, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton upon Trent , DE15 9TY

Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building on

DMPN/2026/0545

Nearby new applications

18 Aug 2026Approved

Drakelow Park Flying High Academy, Marley Way, Drakelow, DE15 9WQ

Advertisement consent for school signage to the West and East facing elevations ...

DMPA/2026/1092
31 Jul 2026Pending

Former Drakelow Powerstation, Walton Road, Drakelow 'Riverside Parcel', DE15 9SX

Listed Building Consent for part demolition and part retention of the former kit...

DMPA/2026/1008

Important details

Council
South Derbyshire
Postcode
DE15 9NG
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 91% of commercial premises in South Derbyshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 659 days past the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
49decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
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