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Electricity Substation To The East Of High West House Farm Hedleyhill Lane Tow Law DL13 4DE

Granted County Durham DM/26/00231/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Retention of the existing electricity substation and associated infrastructure (including hardstanding and access track), and relocation of a transformer housing unit, to allow the continued operation of High Hedley Wind Farm permitted under reference 1/1999/0429/DMFP.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00231/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00231/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Decided
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Deerness
Parish
Hedleyhope
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 4DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 30 Apr 2026
  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 30 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 03 Mar 2026
  • COVER LETTER Supporting Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jan 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 29 Jan 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 29 Jan 2026
  • PLAN VIEW AND EXTERNAL PLANS Drawing · 29 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 30 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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