Planning application
Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for hazardous substances consent
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00324/HAZ
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00324/HAZ
- Type
- Hazardous substance
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Parish
- Great Aycliffe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL5 6AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
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.
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