Planning application
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request from Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for SDDC's comments on a Scoping Opinion request PINS has received, under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 relating to a proposed solar farm at
As published by the council, reference DMOT/2021/1349
Application record
- Reference
- DMOT/2021/1349
- Type
- Scoping Opinion following a screening opinion
- Status
- Planning Decision Made
- Decision
- Object
- Received
- 24 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 23 Aug 2021
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2022
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DE12 8LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Derbyshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DMOT/2026/1285 Awaiting decision
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by conditions 2 (noise) and 3 (lighting) of permission ref. DMPA/2026/0370 relating to Continued use of former milk processing building to a food preparation with ancillary office space and erection of separate storage facilities at
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DMPA/2026/0370 Granted
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP
Continued use of former milk processing building to a food preparation with ancillary office space and erection of separate storage facilities at
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Aug 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2021
Received by South Derbyshire
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14 Jan 2022
Decision issued: Object
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7 Aug 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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Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP
Continued use of former milk processing building to a food preparation with ancillary office space and erection of separate storage facilities at
Granted Full applications 15 docs -
OAKLANDS FARM COTON ROAD WALTON-ON-TRENT SWADLINCOTE DE12 8LP
Consultation - non-material change to the Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 as corrected by The Oaklands Farm Solar Park (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025 no. 1070) (the “Order”) under the Planning Act 2008 (the “NMC Application”).
Granted Outline 1 doc -
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP
98% historically approved · decision due ~16 Nov
Approval of details required by conditions 2 (noise) and 3 (lighting) of permission ref. DMPA/2026/0370 relating to Continued use of former milk processing building to a food preparation with ancillary office space and erection of separate storage facilities at
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs -
Barn at Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
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Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Approval of details required by Requirement 5 - Detailed Design (Phase 5 (EBOP and Substation)) of permission ref. 2025 No. 739 - The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts on
Awaiting decision Conditions 16 docs -
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Approval of details required by Requirement 15 (Operational Noise) for Phases 5 (EBOP and Substation) and 6 (Drakelow Substation) of permission ref. Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025 relating to a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts at
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs
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