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Newlandside Quarry Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2LL

Granted County Durham DM/24/02480/PNME Prior Notification Mineral Exploration

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

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to undertake trial pits and boreholes to clarify the extent to which there may be economically viable mineral which could be worked from quarry tip material and/or undisturbed strata

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02480/PNME

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02480/PNME
Type
Prior Notification Mineral Exploration
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Received
9 Sep 2024
Validated
9 Sep 2024
Decided
4 Oct 2024
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL13 2LL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01745/NMA Awaiting decision

    Newlandside Quarry Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2LL

    Amendment of Condition 4 of Planning Permission DM/22/01788/VOCMW to extend the timescale of submission of the progressive restoration scheme from 12 months from the date of the planning permission, to 28th February 2027

    Submitted 7 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 4 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Wetherby

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Documents

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15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 4 October 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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