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Locomotion The NRM At Shildon Dale Road Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RE

Granted County Durham DM/24/03156/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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

Proposal

Installation of a 212 (112.36 kWp generation system) solar panels

As published by the council, reference DM/24/03156/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/24/03156/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
21 Nov 2024
Validated
22 Nov 2024
Decided
16 Jan 2025
Ward
Shildon And Dene Valley (Historic)
Parish
Shildon
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL4 2RE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/02438/FPA Granted

    Locomotion The NRM At Shildon Dale Road Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RE

    Car park extension, lighting, footpaths, fencing, landscaping and associated works

    Decided 24 Nov 2023 Full applications
  • DM/23/00916/FPA Granted

    Locomotion The NRM At Shildon Dale Road Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RE

    Installation of Gaunless Bridge exhibit with associate groundworks and fence enclosure

    Decided 25 May 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 January 2025, 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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