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

Awaiting decision South Derbyshire DMOT/2026/1243 Approval of details reserved by a condition

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DMOT/2026/1243

Application record

Reference
DMOT/2026/1243
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Under Consultation
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DE12 8LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Derbyshire register

This site has had 14 applications since 2026: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Submitted 25 Sep 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

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • DMOT/2026/1244 Awaiting decision

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

    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

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • DMOT/2026/1154 Awaiting decision

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

    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

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 9 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 2 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 12 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by South Derbyshire

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 November 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What 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 64 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

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

    DMOT/2026/1244 Submitted 15 Sep 2026 50 yards away

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

    DMOT/2026/1324 Submitted 25 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~23 Nov

    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

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs
  • Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

    DMOT/2026/1323 Submitted 25 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~23 Nov

    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

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs
  • Oaklands Farm Solar Park, Coton Road, Walton upon Trent, DE12 8LP

    DMOT/2026/0619 Submitted 7 May 2026 50 yards away

    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

    DMOT/2026/0620 Submitted 7 May 2026 50 yards away

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

    DMOT/2026/0492 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details required by requirements 8 (LEMP phases 1,2 and 3) 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

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

In South Derbyshire

  • 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