Planning application
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP phase 5) 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
As published by the council, reference DMOT/2026/1154
Application record
- Reference
- DMOT/2026/1154
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DE12 8LP
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to South Derbyshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Derbyshire register
This site has had 9 applications since 2026: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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DMOT/2026/0778 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 7 - Arboricultural Method Statement for phases 1 (Haul Road), 2 (Grid Cable Route), and 3 (Internal Access Roads) 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
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DMOT/2026/0657 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 17 (Surface Water and Foul Water Drainage) in relation to phases 1 (Haul Road), 2 (Grid Cable Route), and 3 (Internal Access Roads) 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
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DMOT/2026/0656 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 21 (Protected species) 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
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DMOT/2026/0632 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by Requirement 5 (Detailed Design) for phases 1 (Haul Road), 2 (Grid Cable Route), and 3 (Internal Access Roads) 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
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DMOT/2026/0619 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 10 (CTMP) 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
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DMOT/2026/0620 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 13 (contamination) 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 at
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DMOT/2026/0536 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 9 (CEMP) 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
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DMOT/2026/0200 Granted
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 23 (Skills, supply chain and employment) 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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by South Derbyshire
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 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 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 10 (CTMP) 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
Granted Conditions 15 docs -
Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP
Approval of details required by requirement 13 (contamination) 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 at
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
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 -
Barn at Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
Prior notification for change of use of an agricultural building to mixed commercial use (B8/E) at
Granted Prior approval 11 docs -
Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP
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
Decided Outline 1 doc
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