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Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

Granted County Durham DM/21/03151/PNME Prior Notification Mineral Exploration

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for exploration drilling

As published by the council, reference DM/21/03151/PNME

Application record

Reference
DM/21/03151/PNME
Type
Prior Notification Mineral Exploration
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
6 Sep 2021
Validated
6 Sep 2021
Decided
30 Sep 2021
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL13 2LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 8 applications since 2020: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/01413/DRC Withdrawn

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Partial discharge of Condition 4 (Working method/site management plan) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/00899/VOCMW

    Decided 21 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/03139/FPA Decided

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Proposed agricultural building

    Decided 12 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • DM/24/02233/FPA Granted

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Conversion of barn to dwelling

    Decided 13 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • DM/24/00899/VOCMW Granted

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Variation of Condition 10 (External lighting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/02878/MIN to allow for temporary lighting

    Decided 18 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • DM/20/01806/LB Granted

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Proposed refurbishment and alterations to farmhouse

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/20/01729/LB Granted

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Conversion of barn to dwelling

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/20/01728/FPA Granted

    Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    Conversion of redundant barn to create 1 No residential dwelling

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Sep 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 30 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/03139/FPA Submitted 19 Nov 2024 100 yards away

    Proposed agricultural building

    Decided Full applications 17 docs

  • Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/01519/DRC Submitted 7 Jun 2024 200 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Site Management Plan - Partial Discharge) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/02878/MIN

    Granted Conditions 12 docs

  • Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/25/01413/DRC Submitted 27 May 2025 200 yards away

    Partial discharge of Condition 4 (Working method/site management plan) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/00899/VOCMW

    Withdrawn Conditions

  • Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/22/02878/MIN Submitted 29 Sep 2022 200 yards away

    Continued exploration to develop the abstraction and re-injection of groundwater for the extraction and processing of lithium at a pilot scale

    Granted Other 120 docs

  • Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/00899/VOCMW Submitted 4 Apr 2024 200 yards away

    Variation of Condition 10 (External lighting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/02878/MIN to allow for temporary lighting

    Granted Amendments 20 docs

  • Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/20/01806/LB Submitted 8 Jul 2020 300 yards away

    Proposed refurbishment and alterations to farmhouse

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 24 docs

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    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval