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Mercia Academy & Newhall Junior School, Sunnyside and Chesterfield Ave, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL

Granted South Derbyshire DMOT/2025/1238 Approval of details reserved by a condition

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

Proposal

Approval of details required by conditions 4 (construction surface run-off), 12 (dust and noise mitigation), 20 (Construction Traffic Management Plan CTMP), 25 (CEMP: biodiversity) and 29 (lighting strategy) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0428 relating to full planning application for public service infrastructure development comprising the erection of replacement two-storey school buildings incorporating multi-use classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and community-use facilities. Multi-use games areas, enhanced sports facilities, amphitheatre, habitat zones, vocational gardens, and designated areas for small animal care. Improved pedestrian and vehicular access arrangements. Additional site infrastructure improvements including dedicated parking areas, bicycle and scooter storage facilities, and bin storage at

As published by the council, reference DMOT/2025/1238

Application record

Reference
DMOT/2025/1238
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Planning Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
19 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
11 Jun 2026
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DE11 0TL

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Derbyshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DMOT/2026/0190 Granted

    Mercia Academy & Newhall Junior School, Sunnyside and Chesterfield Ave, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL

    Approval of details required by Condition 16 (Materials), Condition 28 (HMMP), and Condition 30 (Landscaping Scheme) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0428 relating to full planning application for public service infrastructure development comprising the erection of replacement two-storey school buildings incorporating multi-use classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and community-use facilities. Multi-use games areas, enhanced sports facilities, amphitheatre, habitat zones, vocational gardens, and designated areas for small animal care. Improved pedestrian and vehicular access arrangements. Additional site infrastructure improvements including dedicated parking areas, bicycle and scooter storage facilities, and bin storage at

    Decided 28 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DMOT/2025/1128 Granted

    Mercia Academy & Newhall Junior School, Sunnyside and Chesterfield Ave, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL

    Approval of details required by conditions 3 (drainage), 5 (sports facilities), 7 (MUGA), 9 (Sports Halls and Changing Rooms), 13 (Lighting Strategy), 21 (Playing Field Lighting), 22 (MUGA noise assessment), 31 (Surface Water) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0428 relating to full planning application for public service infrastructure development comprising the erection of replacement two-storey school buildings incorporating multi-use classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and community-use facilities. Multi-use games areas, enhanced sports facilities, amphitheatre, habitat zones, vocational gardens, and designated areas for small animal care. Improved pedestrian and vehicular access arrangements. Additional site infrastructure improvements including dedicated parking areas, bicycle and scooter storage facilities, and bin storage at

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2025

    Received by South Derbyshire

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Derbyshire granted permission on 11 June 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Mercia Academy & Newhall Junior School, Sunnyside and Chesterfield Ave, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL

    DMOT/2026/0190 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 0m away

    Approval of details required by Condition 16 (Materials), Condition 28 (HMMP), and Condition 30 (Landscaping Scheme) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0428 relating to full planning application for public service infrastructure development comprising the erection of replacement two-storey school buildings incorporating multi-use classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and community-use facilities. Multi-use games areas, enhanced sports facilities, amphitheatre, habitat zones, vocational gardens, and designated areas for small animal care. Improved pedestrian and vehicular access arrangements. Additional site infrastructure improvements including dedicated parking areas, bicycle and scooter storage facilities, and bin storage at

    Granted Conditions 46 docs
  • William Allitt School, Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL

    DMPA/2024/0690 Submitted 21 May 2024 0m away

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    DMOT/2025/1128 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 0m away

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    Granted Conditions 61 docs
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