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Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

Granted County Durham DM/22/02878/MIN Mineral application

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DM/22/02878/MIN

Application record

Reference
DM/22/02878/MIN
Type
Mineral application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
29 Sep 2022
Validated
8 Nov 2022
Decided
19 May 2023
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: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/01519/DRC Granted

    Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

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

    Decided 6 Sep 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Wardell Armstrong LLP Agent

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Documents

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

120 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 19 May 2023, 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.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/01519/DRC Submitted 7 Jun 2024 50 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 50 yards away

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

    Withdrawn Conditions

  • Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/24/00899/VOCMW Submitted 4 Apr 2024 50 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

  • Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

    DM/22/00897/PNA Submitted 28 Mar 2022 150 yards away

    Erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings.

    Decided Prior approval 4 docs

  • Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

    SCR/25/00023 Submitted 3 Dec 2025 200 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 Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

    DM/21/03151/PNME Submitted 6 Sep 2021 200 yards away

    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

    Granted Prior approval 11 docs

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