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

1. 24 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 7 July 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.

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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  Granted Full applications 86 docs

• Whinbank Park Whinbank Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

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

  DM/26/00324/HAZ Submitted 10 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~20 Apr

  Application for hazardous substances consent

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

  Granted

• DM/23/01597/WAS Decided

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

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• DM/26/00183/WAS Granted

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  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/26/00324/HAZ Awaiting decision

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

  Application for hazardous substances consent

  Received 10 Feb, 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

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  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