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Metal Drum Company Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0NU

Granted County Durham DM/22/03648/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Installation of six ground mounted Solar PV system

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03648/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03648/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
8 Dec 2022
Validated
5 Jan 2023
Decided
1 Mar 2023
Ward
Chilton (Historic)
Parish
Chilton
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL17 0NU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Washington

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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 1 March 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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