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Tarmac The Quarry Old Quarrington Durham DH6 5NN

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

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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

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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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