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Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

Decided County Durham DM/22/00897/PNA Prior Notification Agriculture

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings.

As published by the council, reference DM/22/00897/PNA

Application record

Reference
DM/22/00897/PNA
Type
Prior Notification Agriculture
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval is Required
Received
28 Mar 2022
Validated
28 Mar 2022
Decided
22 Apr 2022
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 2LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022.

  • SCR/25/00023 Decided

    Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

    Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of installation of 2 no. abstraction boreholes & 2 no. reinjection boreholes; Installation of lithium production plant & equipment; Lithium production for a period of 40 years; Borehole plugging, abandonment, site decommissioning & restoration

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is Required

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

County Durham has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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

  • Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

    SCR/25/00023 Submitted 3 Dec 2025 100 yards away

    Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of installation of 2 no. abstraction boreholes & 2 no. reinjection boreholes; Installation of lithium production plant & equipment; Lithium production for a period of 40 years; Borehole plugging, abandonment, site decommissioning & restoration

    Decided Outline 10 docs

  • Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/01519/DRC Submitted 7 Jun 2024 150 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 150 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 150 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 150 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

  • Westernhopeburn Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LF

    DM/25/01590/PA56 Submitted 13 Jun 2025 300 yards away

    Prior Approval for proposed building designed specifically for livestock pursuant to DM/25/01145/PNA

    Granted Prior approval 3 docs

In County Durham

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    Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
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    Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

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    Demolition of three houses

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02211/PND Decided

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    Prior Notification for demolition of existing industrial buildings and associated structures.

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

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    The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval