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Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

Granted County Durham DM/26/00242/VOC Variation of Condition

Relates to DM/25/03051/VOC

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application reference DM/25/03051/VOC (EV Charging Station) to omit canopy and add 3no. lighting columns, repositioning of 4no. charger upstands

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00242/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00242/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Required
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
West Auckland
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 9TT

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00584/DRC Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Declaration) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00242/VOC for an EV Charging Station

    Decided 15 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03051/VOC Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application ref DM/24/01549/FPA (EV Charging Station) to amend EV charger design and totem signage colour

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/01528/DRC Withdrawn

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Geoenvironmental appraisal) pursuant to DM/24/01549/FPA

    Decided 28 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/01549/FPA Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Erection of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station comprising of a vehicular access, 16no. EV charging bay car park with a solar car port, substation and associated works

    Decided 1 Oct 2024 Full applications
  • DM/24/01550/AD Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Advertisement consent for erection of 1no. illuminated totem advertisement and 1no. EV charging point sign

    Decided 1 Oct 2024 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/25/03051/VOC Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application ref DM/24/01549/FPA (EV Charging Station) to amend EV charger design and totem signage colour

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Amendments

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/00584/DRC Granted

    Land To South Of Units 19-20 Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland DL14 9TT

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Coal Declaration) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00242/VOC for an EV Charging Station

    Decided 15 May 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Ethical Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Dissolved · incorporated 2010 · Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Active · incorporated 2021 · Leeds

36 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 61% granted

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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 01 Apr 2026
  • APPROVAL VOC - BNG REQUIRED Decision · 01 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 11 Feb 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 06 Feb 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250 OS Extract · 30 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING LAYOUT Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED LAYOUT Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • SITE PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • FINISHES PLAN Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • DUCTWORK LAYOUT Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • DUCTWORK LAYOUT DETAIL Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA) Application Form · 30 Jan 2026
  • COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION REGARDING VARIATION OF CONDITIO Supporting Information · 30 Jan 2026
  • BISHOP AUCKLAND PROJECT REPORT - LIGHTING Report · 30 Jan 2026
  • KINGFISHER LIGHTING DATASHEET Supporting Information · 30 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 31 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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