Planning application
Hallfield Farm Easington Peterlee SR8 3NY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Solar Farm comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure including combined customer & DNO substation, inverter and transformer stations, spare parts container, associated battery energy storage system, maintenance tracks, fencing, security cameras, landscape planting, swales and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01881/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01881/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 12 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Easington Village
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- SR8 3NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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12 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 September 2025, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
333 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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