Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB

1. 10 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land North Of Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB

  DM/23/02008/FPA Submitted 7 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  Engineering and associated works to form enclosed area in association with storage use

  Granted

• Unit 11 Hurworth Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UD

  DM/26/00445/WAS Submitted 24 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  Change of Use from an engineering unit to a pet crematorium and installation of ancillary flue.

  Granted Other 19 docs

• Unit C693 Coatham Avenue Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DB

  DM/21/01531/FPA Submitted 28 Apr 2021 350 yards away

  Erection of rear extension for compressor area, silos and delivery area.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

• Whinbank Park Whinbank Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

  DM/21/04142/FPA Submitted 9 Dec 2021 350 yards away

  Erection of 43no. industrial units (B2/B8 use), including associated car parking and landscaping

  Granted Full applications 86 docs

• Whinbank Park Whinbank Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

  DM/23/00579/DRC Submitted 23 Feb 2023 350 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Land Contamination), 5 (BREEAM), 6 (Materials), 8 (EVCP), 10 (Lighting Plan) and 14 (Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to planning approval DM/21/04142/FPA

  Granted Conditions 25 docs

• C692 Coatham Avenue Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DB

  DM/26/00620/FPA Submitted 11 Mar 2026 0.3 miles away

  Roof uplift by up to 13.6m to an area of (470m2) to accommodate new machinery.

  Granted Full applications 22 docs

• DM/23/01597/WAS Decided

  Nedco Contracts Dean And Chapter Industrial Estate Dean Bank Ferryhill DL17 8LH

  Change of use to facility for inert construction and mixed skip waste (incorporating revisions to existing site boundary and hours of operation)

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Other
• DM/26/00445/WAS Granted

  Unit 11 Hurworth Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UD

  Change of Use from an engineering unit to a pet crematorium and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 24 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00183/WAS Granted

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00183/FPA Awaiting decision

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/24/01124/WAS Granted

  Hackworth Industrial Estate Hackworth Industrial Park Shildon DL4 1HF

  Erection of a new processing building ancillary to operation of waste processing facility, and revised boundary treatments (Amended Description).

  Received 26 Apr, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Other