Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

DMOT/2026/1244Pending Decision

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Approval of details required by Requirement 15 (Operational Noise) for Phases 5 (EBOP and Substation) and 6 (Drakelow Substation) of permission ref. Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capaci

Received: 15 September 2026
Council: South Derbyshire District Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted15 Sep
ValidatedValidated15 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP. South Derbyshire has handled 4,179 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 15 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 15 other applications at this address. We hold 1,217 applications in total for the DE12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

DMOT/2026/1244

Address

Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

Postcode

DE12 8LP

Local Authority

South Derbyshire

Decision Status

Undecided

Current Status

Under Consultation

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Validated

15 September 2026

Date Submitted

15 September 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

52.746246, -1.670006

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Derbyshire

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Associated applications

2026
15 Sep
Approval of details required by Requirement 5 - Detailed Design (Phase 5 (EBOP and Substation)) of permission…
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2026
15 Sep
Approval of details required by Requirement 15 (Operational Noise) for Phases 5 (EBOP and Substation) and 6…
This applicationPendingDischarge of conditionsDMOT/2026/1244

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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