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Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX

DC/24/00924/NPANotification of Prior ApprovalApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 19 December 2024

Council decision: Prior approval required and approvedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of PV system comprising of 3912 x 450w panels with a total output of 1760.4 kWp

Received
25 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birtley
Agent
Advanced Renewable Power Ltd
  1. Received25 Oct
  2. Validated25 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Dec
  4. Target20 Dec
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX. Gateshead has handled 165 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 670 applications in total for the DH3 postcode area.

92% of outline applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DH3 2QX
Application type
Notification of Prior Approval
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Birtley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 October 2024
Consultation expiry
17 December 2024
Consultation end
17 December 2024
Neighbour consultation end
17 December 2024
Target decision date
20 December 2024
Permission expires
19 December 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Advanced Renewable Power Ltd
Agent address
18b Parsons Trade Park Parsons Road Washington Tyne and Wear NE37 1EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Gateshead

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