Barn at Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP

1. 1 May 2026

   Received by South Derbyshire

2. 9 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

4. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

South Derbyshire granted permission on 7 July 2026, 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP

  DMPA/2026/0370 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  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

  P/2026/00594 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  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

• Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote DE12 8LP

  DMOT/2026/1285 Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~16 Nov

  Approval of details required by conditions 2 (noise) and 3 (lighting) of permission ref. DMPA/2026/0370 relating to Continued use of former milk processing building to a food preparation with ancillary office space and erection of separate storage facilities at

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• Oaklands Farm, Coton Road, Walton on Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LP

  DMOT/2021/1349 Submitted 24 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  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

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

  DMOT/2026/1243 Submitted 15 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  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

  Awaiting decision Conditions 16 docs

• 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

• DMPN/2026/1155 Decided

  Land on the West side of the existing farmyard, Brook Farm, Ingleby Lane, Milton, Derby, DE65 6EH

  Prior Notification for the erection of a steel portal frame, general purpose agricultural building at

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• DMPN/2026/1173 Decided

  Forties Farm, Heath Lane, Boundary, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7AZ

  Prior Approval for the erection of an agricultural building at

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• DMPN/2026/1162 Decided

  Marsh Meadow, Derby Road, Etwall, Derby, DE65 6LR

  Prior approval for an extension of an agricultural building at

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• DMPN/2026/1158 Decided

  Land on the North side of the existing farmyard, The Grange, Twyford Road, Barrow on Trent, Derby, DE73 7HA

  Prior Notification for the erection of a steel portal frame, agricultural building for the purpose of protecting hay, straw and dry used bedding from rain at

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• DMPN/2026/1011 Decided

  28 Penn Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EQ

  Prior Notification of single storey rear and side extension with loft conversion, with eaves height not exceeding the existing and extending 4 metres from the rear wall at

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Prior approval