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Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

Granted County Durham DM/23/00171/MIN Mineral application

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Proposed lateral extension to the east of Windy Hill Quarry (1.36 hectares) for the winning and working of sandstone and progressive restoration of the site (Amended description)

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00171/MIN

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00171/MIN
Type
Mineral application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved subject to S106
Received
17 Jan 2023
Validated
13 Feb 2023
Decided
16 Dec 2024
Ward
Barnard Castle West (Historic)
Parish
Marwood
Decision by
County Planning Committee
Postcode
DL12 0DW

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/01731/DRC Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00171/MIN for the period 2025 to 2030

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/01730/DRC Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00087/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/01729/DRC Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00086/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/23/00086/VOCMW Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Variation of Condition 5 (Restoration period) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/14/00794/VOCMW to extend the time period for restoration until 2051 to allow the compound and site access to be used to serve the proposed extension area (Amended description)

    Decided 19 Mar 2025 Amendments
  • DM/23/00087/VOCMW Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Variation to Condition 7 (Extraction period) pursuant to planning permission CMA/6/43 to extend the time period for mineral extraction until December 2024 and restoration until 2051 to allow the site access to serve the proposed extension area (Amended description)

    Decided 19 Mar 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jan 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approved subject to S106

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/25/01731/DRC Granted

    Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00171/MIN for the period 2025 to 2030

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

44 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 December 2024, 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 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    DM/25/01731/DRC Submitted 30 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00171/MIN for the period 2025 to 2030

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    DM/23/00087/VOCMW Submitted 16 Jan 2023 100 yards away

    Variation to Condition 7 (Extraction period) pursuant to planning permission CMA/6/43 to extend the time period for mineral extraction until December 2024 and restoration until 2051 to allow the site access to serve the proposed extension area (Amended description)

    Granted Amendments 19 docs

  • Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    DM/25/01730/DRC Submitted 30 Jun 2025 100 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00087/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    DM/25/01729/DRC Submitted 30 Jun 2025 100 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00086/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

    DM/23/00086/VOCMW Submitted 16 Jan 2023 150 yards away

    Variation of Condition 5 (Restoration period) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/14/00794/VOCMW to extend the time period for restoration until 2051 to allow the compound and site access to be used to serve the proposed extension area (Amended description)

    Granted Amendments 21 docs

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