Planning application
Unit A Belmont Industrial Estate Durham DH1 1HP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of 480 no.450W solar panels, with a total output of 216.00 kW and associated equipment
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02559/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02559/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 1HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Advanced Renewable Power Limited Agent, registered in Washington
Active · incorporated 2011 · Washington
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 November 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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