Derby: energy planning applications
21 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Derby, 14 MW in all. 4 still in planning.
Solar 19 · Onshore wind 2 · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK
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Every application in Derby, newest first
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy, Walthamstow Drive - Solar Panels
- St Modwen Park, Andressey Way - Solar Panels
- The Bemrose School, Uttoxeter New Road - Solar Panels
- Landau Forte College, Fox Street - Solar Panels
- Lees Brook Community School, Morley Road - Solar Panels
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, London Road - Solar Panels
- David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Riverside Road - Solar Panels
- Armadillo Self Storage, Foresters Park Centre - Solar Panels
- Smartparc Food Hub, Evolution Way - Plot 8 Roof Mounted PV Solar Panels
- Derbion Management Suite - Roof Mounted Solar panels
- Firstsource, Riverside Road - Solar Panels
- Metal Improvement Company, Ascot Drive - Solar panels
- Tenpin Bowling Derby, Foresters Park Centre - Solar Panels
- Dunelm Mill, Ascot Drive - Solar Panels
- Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services, Raynesway - Solar Panels
- St Christophers Way - Solar Panels
- Chequers Road - Solar Panels
- Victory Park Way - Solar Panels
- Wheatcroft Way - Solar Panels
- Derby Sewage Treatment Works
- Manor Park
Latest decisions
- The Bemrose School, Uttoxeter New Road - Solar Panels
- Landau Forte College, Fox Street - Solar Panels
- Lees Brook Community School, Morley Road - Solar Panels
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, London Road - Solar Panels
- David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Riverside Road - Solar Panels
- Armadillo Self Storage, Foresters Park Centre - Solar Panels
- Smartparc Food Hub, Evolution Way - Plot 8 Roof Mounted PV Solar Panels
- Derbion Management Suite - Roof Mounted Solar panels
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near Derby's applications
9 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Substation fire cuts power to hundreds of homes in Clifton
- Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth, caused by a short circuit in NMC cells
- Solar panels catch fire and destroy three buildings in Harby
- Fire at Leicester substation cuts power to 45,000 properties
- Sunlight reflected from a shed solar panel believed to have started a house fire in Thurnby Lodge
- Fire in switch room at Stafford substation cuts power to 19,000 homes
- Solar panel isolation switch overheats in roof fire at a house in Bucknall
- Faulty solar panel wiring sparks house fire in Stoke-on-Trent
- Substation fire in Walsall prompts a cordon; two men seriously injured
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Derby, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.