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Cedar Doors Cedar Doors Wimsey Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4LS

Awaiting decision Amber Valley PDR/2026/0036 Outline

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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 have 2mm heat strengthened glass front cover with anti-reflective coating to reduce glare.

As published by the council, reference PDR/2026/0036

Application record

Reference
PDR/2026/0036
Type
Outline
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Somercotes
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DE55 4LS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Amber Valley

  2. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Amber Valley took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Amber Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Amber Valley decided outline applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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