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Land to west of Boyah Grange, Potato Pit Lane, Dale Abbey, Derbyshire

0825/0028Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation and operation of solar farm for 40 years, comprising ground-mounted solar arrays, with ancillary buildings and plant, and including CCTV cameras, weather station, access works/tracks, landscaping/ecological works, deer/security fencing, and temporary compound/facilities for construction phase.

Submitted
23 September 2025
Ward
West Hallam and Dale Abbey (Historical)
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land to west of Boyah Grange, Potato Pit Lane, Dale Abbey, Derbyshire. Erewash has handled 1,933 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Dale Abbey conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across West Hallam and Dale Abbey (Historical).

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Application details

Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2025

Additional information

Documents
79

Site constraints

Checking the site
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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dale Abbey
  • Listed building: Grade II: Abbey House Manor HouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Erewash
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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