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Land At Main Road Brailsford Derbyshire

Awaiting decision Derbyshire Dales 26/00495/EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

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

Proposal

Erection of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array, with a total export capacity of up to 55 MW, and associated infrastructure, landscaping and access works accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

As published by the council, reference 26/00495/EIA

Application record

Reference
26/00495/EIA
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Brailsford
Parish
Mercaston

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2026

    Received by Derbyshire Dales

  2. 6 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Derbyshire Dales took a median of 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 25/01045/EIASO

Documents

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

Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Derbyshire Dales for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Derbyshire Dales's median decision took 74 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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  • Land At Main Road Brailsford Derbyshire

    26/00495/EIA Submitted 1 May 2026 0m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul

    Erection of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array, with a total export capacity of up to 55 MW, and associated infrastructure, landscaping and access works accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

    Awaiting decision Outline
  • Brailsford Solar Park Land At Main Road Brailsford Ashbourne DE6 3DA

    25/01045/EIASO Submitted 4 Nov 2025 2m away

    Proposed development of a Solar PV Farm of up to 87MW

    Decided Outline

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