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Land To The South East Of Bells House Farm Bells House Farm Road Cornsay DH7 9EG

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00484/FPA Full Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The installation of two overrun areas on land adjacent to Hedleyhill Lane to facilitate the repowering of Hedley Hope 1 and Tow Law Wind Farm.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00484/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00484/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Deerness
Parish
Hedleyhope
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH7 9EG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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.

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • HEDLEYHOPE PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 27 Mar 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 04 Mar 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 04 Mar 2026
  • BNG METRIC Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • CONDITION ASSESSMENTS Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL IMPLICATIONS STUDY Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 27 Feb 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 27 Feb 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 27 Feb 2026
  • VESTAS V136 BLADE AND TOWER Drawing · 27 Feb 2026

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What 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 decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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