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Strathmore House, Cleatlam, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3QS

6/2013/0222/DMFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 24 March 2014

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of building which houses Drier Production System and biomass boiler, and the nstallation of solar pv panels.

Received
12 July 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East
  1. Received12 Jul
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.24 Oct
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided24 Mar

Decided in 230 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Strathmore House, Cleatlam, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3QS. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 255 days, 28 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Cleatlam conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 888 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL2 3QS
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cleatlam

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2013
Consultation expiry
24 October 2013
Consultation start
3 October 2013
Consultation end
24 October 2013
Neighbour consultation start
22 August 2013
Last date for comments
24 October 2013
Target decision date
1 October 2013
Decision issued
28 March 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Davidsons Grace Limited 9 Arthur Street Crook County Durham DL15 9DT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 August 2013
Advertisement expiry
18 September 2013
Site notice start
22 August 2013

Additional information

Documents
52

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: CleatlamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The GrangeOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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