Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE
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Proposal
Prior notification of the installation of solar panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
- Received
- 19 January 2026
- Decision due
- 15 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Weardale
- ReceivedReceived19 Jan
- ValidatedValidated19 Jan
- Consult.Consultation18 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,944 applications in total for the DL13 postcode area.
89% of outline 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
- DL13 1LE
- Application type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stanhope
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 11 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 4 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14611184
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): North Pennines
- 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20254 Sep
Change of use of land to create access and car park for staff/visitors associated with operation of charity…
PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/02458/FPA - 202524 Jul
Siting of ground mounted solar panels, together with the associated creation of hardstanding (part…
PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/02027/FPA
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