Planning application
Land to the north of the Royle Farm Business Park, Drakelow, Swadlincote
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
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2 Apr 2024
Received by South Derbyshire
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2 Jul 2024
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
55 documents on file for this application
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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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