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Oakhill Farm Wirksworth Road Whatstandwell Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5HS

Granted Amber Valley AVA/2026/0184

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of 24 panel ground mounted solar photovoltic array, and installation of 3 x wall mounted battery storage units

As published by the council, reference AVA/2026/0184

Application record

Reference
AVA/2026/0184
Status
Application Approval
Decision
Granted As published: PER
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Decided
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Alport & South West Parishes
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DE4 5HS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Received by Amber Valley

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: PER

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

23 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Amber Valley granted permission on 2 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Amber Valley's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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