Planning application
Orbit Business Park, Unit 7, Alfred Eley Close, Swadlincote, DE11 0WU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The installation of solar panels (56 day application under Class J, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended)) at
As published by the council, reference DMPN/2026/0971
Application record
- Reference
- DMPN/2026/0971
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 14 Class J Solar PV equipment
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DE11 0WU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by South Derbyshire
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 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
2 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 prior approval applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
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.
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