Land South West Of West Farm Stainton DL12 8RD
Proposal
Construction of a solar farm of circa 16MW, Battery Energy Storage System, and associated infrastructure
- Received
- 18 August 2023
- Decision due
- 20 November 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Barnard Castle East
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated21 Aug
- Consult.Consultation28 Nov
- TargetTarget Date20 Nov
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land South West Of West Farm Stainton DL12 8RD. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 862 applications in total for the DL12 postcode area.
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Application details
- Postcode
- DL12 8RD
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Streatlam And Stainton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 28 November 2024
- Consultation start
- 14 November 2024
- Consultation end
- 28 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 July 2024
- Last date for comments
- 12 July 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 June 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 July 2024
- Site notice start
- 20 September 2023
- Site notice end
- 11 October 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12348816
- Documents
- 163
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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