Planning application
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters application (all matters, being details of the permanent access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of a substation on land to the west of Jade Business Park pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02767/RM
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02767/RM
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Murton
- Parish
- Murton
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH6 2RX
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 13 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02162/FPA Awaiting decision
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Temporary visitor centre at the EGL1 site compound for a period of up to 5 years (Resubmission)
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DM/26/01289/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 31 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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DM/26/01109/FPA Withdrawn
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Full planning application for a temporary visitor centre at the EGL1 site compound for a period of up to 5 years
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DM/26/00615/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 37 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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DM/25/03471/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
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DM/25/02444/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 39 (Archaeological Reporting) of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT Archaeological Strip, Map and Excavation Assessment Report
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DM/25/01752/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of conditions 23 (drainage), 27 (contaminated land), 33 (landscape implementation) and 34 (earth bunding details) pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
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DM/25/00777/DRC Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Conditions 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 31 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 32 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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DM/24/00875/FPA Granted
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
The installation of electricity and fibre optic cabling between the Hawthorn Pit Solar Farm Substation and the National Grid Hawthorn Pit Substation and an access route associated with the Hawthorn Pit Solar Farm.
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DM/23/02902/VOC Withdrawn
Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Variation of Condition 5 (Working Hours) of Planning Permission DM/22/00747/FPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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6 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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RSK Ltd Agent
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 30 January 2026, 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 reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
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Discharge of Condition 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
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Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 31 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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Discharge of Conditions 29 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 31 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 32 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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Discharge of conditions 23 (drainage), 27 (contaminated land), 33 (landscape implementation) and 34 (earth bunding details) pursuant to DM/22/01663/OUT
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Hawthorn Grid Site Murton DH6 2RX
Discharge of Condition 37 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/22/01663/OUT
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