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HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

Granted County Durham DM/25/03209/HRA Habitats Regulations Assessment

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.

  • 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

    Decided 22 May 2026 Lawful development
  • DM/26/00186/FPA Granted

    HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

    Installation of new security netting (7m AGL)

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 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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What this grant of permission means

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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