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Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/23/00043/MIN Mineral application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Extraction of Permian Magnesian Limestone and Permian Basal Sand reserves until 2042, importation of inert material for restoration purposes, regularisation of site office, weighbridge and parking area and a scheme for the progressive and final restoration of Old Quarrington and Cold Knuckles Quarry by 2044

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00043/MIN

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00043/MIN
Type
Mineral application
Status
Pending Decision
Received
3 Jan 2023
Validated
23 Jan 2023
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Cassop-cum-Quarrington
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DH6 5NN

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023.

  • DM/23/00463/DRC Awaiting decision

    Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

    Discharge of Condition 3 (details required in respect to Phase 4) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/19/01134/VOCMW

    Submitted 17 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • DM/23/00464/DRC Awaiting decision

    Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Details required in respect to Phase 4) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/19/01133/VOCMW

    Submitted 17 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • DM/23/00465/DRC Awaiting decision

    Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Details required in respect to Phase 4) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/19/01135/VOCMW

    Submitted 17 Feb 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jan 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 March 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

SLR Consulting Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1999 · London

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Documents

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

122 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

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.

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 15 docs

  • Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 15 docs

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