Planning application
Durham Diagnostics And Treatment Centre 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 installation of 115no solar panels
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03144/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03144/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Belmont
- Parish
- Belmont
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 1HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Choice Facilities Services Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 17 February 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 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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