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Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9TZ

Granted South Derbyshire 9/2002/0174 Change of Use

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

Proposal

The use for open storage of land on the southern boundary of the former.

As published by the council, reference 9/2002/0174

Application record

Reference
9/2002/0174
Type
Change of Use
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
18 Feb 2002
Validated
18 Feb 2002
Decided
18 Jun 2002
Decision by
Yes - Officer Decision
Postcode
DE15 9TZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Derbyshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2002: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 9/2002/1235 Granted

    Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9TZ

    The continued use for open storage of land on the southern boundary of the former.

    Decided 13 Jan 2003 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2002

    Received by South Derbyshire

  2. 18 Jun 2002

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Derbyshire granted permission on 18 June 2002, 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.

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  • Drakelow Power Station, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9TZ

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