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Donington Park Service Area Junction 23A Ashby Road Castle Donington Derby DE74 2TN

Granted North West Leicestershire 23/01712/FULM Full Application Major

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

Proposal

The construction and operation of a ground-mounted solar farm with a generation capacity of 7.15MW together with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 23/01712/FULM

Application record

Reference
23/01712/FULM
Type
Full Application Major
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
27 Dec 2023
Validated
22 Jan 2024
Decided
12 May 2025
Ward
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Parish
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
DE74 2TN

Site history

Applications at this address on the North West Leicestershire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/01673/FUL Granted

    Donington Park Service Area Junction 23A Ashby Road Castle Donington Derby DE74 2TN

    Retention of electric vehicle charging hub with associated works (part retrospective) and installation of a further 6 no. bay electrical charging hub

    Decided 9 Feb 2024 Full applications
  • 21/01927/ADC Granted

    Donington Park Service Area Junction 23A Ashby Road Castle Donington Derby DE74 2TN

    Display of an internally illuminated advertisement sign (Moto) on the building and display of an internally illuminated free standing totem sign

    Decided 2 Dec 2021 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Dec 2023

    Received by North West Leicestershire

  2. 22 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Rapleys LLP Agent

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Documents

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

140 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North West Leicestershire granted permission on 12 May 2025, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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