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Land to the north of the Royle Farm Business Park, Drakelow, Swadlincote

Granted South Derbyshire DMPA/2024/0499 Full Planning Permission (Major)

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

Proposal

The installation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility with associated infrastructure, a grid connection route corridor, a DNO substation and connecting structure, a new internal site access, and associated works at

As published by the council, reference DMPA/2024/0499

Application record

Reference
DMPA/2024/0499
Type
Full Planning Permission (Major)
Status
Planning Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
2 Apr 2024
Validated
2 Apr 2024
Decided
2 Jul 2024
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2024

    Received by South Derbyshire

  2. 2 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

55 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Derbyshire granted permission on 2 July 2024, 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.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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