Planning application
St Johns School And Sixth Form College A Catholic Academy Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification (Class J) for 99.64kWp Solar PV system on a combination of flat and pitched roofs
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02570/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02570/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL14 6JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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7 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
Amelio Solar Enterprises Agent
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 7 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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