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HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

Granted County Durham DM/26/00827/CPO Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness under Part 19 of the GPDO for the proposed installation of a substation and transformer unit

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00827/CPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00827/CPO
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Startforth
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
DL12 9BG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00186/FPA Granted

    HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

    Installation of new security netting (7m AGL)

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • DM/25/03209/HRA Granted

    HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

    Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to installation of additional prison accommodation units

    Decided 27 Apr 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Cushman & Wakefield LLP Agent

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 22 May 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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