Land at SK2420 2230, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

1. 30 Sep 2025

   Received by South Derbyshire

2. 15 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   South Derbyshire took a median of 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• DMPA/2024/0300 Granted

  Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

  Approval of reserved matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for 819 dwellings pursuant to outline permission ref: DMPA/2022/1515 (Variation of condition 4 of planning permission DMPA/2020/1460 to update the phasing arrangements for the site) at

  Decided 3 Dec 2024 Reserved matters

This application is with South Derbyshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Derbyshire decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

  DMOT/2026/0291 Submitted 26 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Approval of details required by condition 8 (Cycle and Pedestrian Path) attached to ref. DMPA/2021/1035 (Approval of reserved matters (access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline permission ref. DMPA/2020/1460 for 1,036 dwelling) on

  Granted Conditions 8 docs
  Major scheme

• Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

  DMPA/2023/1553 Submitted 29 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline permission ref. DMPA/2022/1515 for 4 dwellings on land forming part of Phase 2 at

  Granted Reserved matters 31 docs
  Several homes

• Land at Riverside Parcel (Phase 2), Former Drakelow Powerstation, Walton Road

  DMPA/2026/0518 Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  The variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of permission ref. DMPA/2023/0970 (a Reserved Matters application to outline planning reference: DMPA/2020/1460)

  Granted Amendments 21 docs

• Land At Sk2420 2230, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote, DE15 9UA

  DMOT/2023/0787 Submitted 19 Jun 2023 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission ref DMPA/2021/1829 seeking to change approved plans on

  Granted Amendments 6 docs

• Land at SK2420 2230, Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

  DMOT/2021/1106 Submitted 12 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Screening request under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 relating to

  Decided Outline 2 docs

• Land at SK2420 2230 Drakelow Park, Walton Road, Drakelow, Swadlincote

  DMOT/2025/1728 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~21 May

  The approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Open Space Strategy), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscape Details), 9 (Soft Landscape Details) and 11 (Landscape Management Plan) relating to planning permission DMPA/2022/1515 on

  Awaiting decision Conditions 28 docs

• DMOT/2026/1027 Granted

  Melbourne Community Centre, Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ

  Approval of details required by conditions 11 (access), 13 (management plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2025/0467 relating to The variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DMPA/2023/1259 (Demolition existing building and the erection of five new dwellings with associated amenity space and car parking) at

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• DMOT/2026/0907 Granted

  The Paddocks, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8DG

  Approval of details required by conditions 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 of permission ref. DMPA/2025/1710 relating to Partial demolition and conversion of the existing plant nursery buildings to 4 no. dwellings with garaging and associated infrastructure at

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DMOT/2026/1324 Awaiting decision

  Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

  Approval of details required by requirement 11 (Operational Environmental Management Plan) in relation to phases 5 and 6 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

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DMOT/2026/1323 Awaiting decision

  Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

  Approval of details required by requirement 9 (M) (Surface Water Management Plan for CEMP) in relation to phases 5 and 6 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

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
• DMOT/2026/1311 Awaiting decision

  Holmleigh, Forties Lane, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2SN

  Approval of details required by condition 4 (Highway Construction Management Statement/Plan) of permission ref. DMPA/2021/1286 relating to Demolition of outbuildings and the erection of a dwelling with associated infrastructure at

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions