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Thrislington Quarry West Cornforth DL17 9EY

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/24/01652/MIN Mineral application

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Proposal

Extraction of approximately 1.4 million tonnes of limestone and approximately 6.7 million tonnes of Basal Permian Sand until 2050; retention of aggregate recycling facility and concrete batching plant until 2050; provision to allow the importation of up to 0.35 million tonnes per annum of limestone from Cornforth Quarry until 2050; development of a further water mitigation pond; and a scheme for the progressive and final restoration, including provision to allow the importation of up to ~108,000 tonnes per year for up to 8 years of clean, inert materials to facilitate the restoration of two historic mine tips at Thrislington Quarry West and Thrislington Works, West Cornforth, Durham (Revised description)

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01652/MIN

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01652/MIN
Type
Mineral application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
19 Jun 2024
Validated
3 Sep 2024
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Cornforth
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DL17 9EY

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DRC/21/00027 Granted

    Thrislington Quarry West Cornforth DL17 9EY

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Site Water Monitoring and Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/15/00127/MIN

    Decided 28 Jun 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 3 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 October 2024, 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

WSP UK Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1978 · London

79 applications on PlanIndex · across 39 councils · 89% granted

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Documents

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

168 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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