Planning application
HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to installation of additional prison accommodation units
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03209/HRA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03209/HRA
- Type
- Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Startforth
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 9BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00827/CPO Granted
HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG
Certificate of Lawfulness under Part 19 of the GPDO for the proposed installation of a substation and transformer unit
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DM/26/00186/FPA Granted
HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG
Installation of new security netting (7m AGL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 27 April 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 this record
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