Planning application
Aldi Stores Limited Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of 270 solar panels on roof of Aldi Foodstore
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03589/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03589/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Stanley
- Parish
- Stanley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH9 0HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
-
20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/16/03893/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/17/02811/VOC (Decided)
- Application: DRC/18/00474 (Decided)
- Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00381/IN (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORT
- PN56 NOT REQUIRED
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN 1:1250
- COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION
- SOLAR PANELS INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 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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