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Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

Granted County Durham DM/26/00132/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification of the installation of solar panels under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00132/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00132/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Decided
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 1LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/02458/FPA Awaiting decision

    Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

    Change of use of land to create access and car park for staff/visitors associated with operation of charity (retrospective)

    Submitted 4 Sep 2025 Full applications
  • DM/25/02027/FPA Refused

    Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

    Siting of ground mounted solar panels, together with the associated creation of hardstanding (part retrospective)

    Decided 2 Oct 2025 Full applications
  • DM/23/00754/DRC Granted

    Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Drainage) pursuant to planning approval DM/22/01362/FPA

    Decided 9 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • DM/21/01400/FPA Granted

    Far Place Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LE

    Field Shelter

    Decided 14 Jun 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/25/02027/FPA (Decided)

Who's behind it

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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 30 Mar 2026
  • PN56 NOT REQUIRED Decision · 30 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED BUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Amended Drawing · 27 Mar 2026
  • DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • COMMENT 1 Public Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 12 Feb 2026
  • LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT APPRAISAL Supporting Information · 19 Jan 2026
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Information · 19 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING BUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED BUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS INCLUDING LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • SOLAR GLARE ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 19 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 30 March 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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