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Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH

Granted County Durham DM/26/00896/PNME Prior Notification Mineral Exploration

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

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GDPO 2015 for exploratory auger drilling at the Rookhope dump site

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00896/PNME

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00896/PNME
Type
Prior Notification Mineral Exploration
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
1 May 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 2AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH

    Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 for exploratory trenching at the Rookhope dump site

    Decided 14 Sep 2026
  • SCR/25/00025 Decided

    Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH

    Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the remediation of the former Boltsburn Mine spoil mound

    Decided 30 Mar 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 May 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/22/03151/PNME (Decided)
  • Application: DM/23/02631/PNME (Decided)

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 01 May 2026
  • PNME RAISE NO OBJECTION Decision · 01 May 2026
  • COVER LETTER Supporting Information · 07 Apr 2026
  • PHASE 2 DRILLING LOCATIONS & MAIN ACCESS Drawing · 07 Apr 2026
  • PREVIOUS APPLICATION DECISION Supporting Information · 07 Apr 2026
  • METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Information · 07 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 1 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Boltsburn Garage Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2BG

    DM/23/02631/PNME Submitted 29 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for exploratory auger drilling at the Rookhope dump site

    Granted Prior approval 7 docs
  • Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH

    SCR/25/00025 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 100 yards away

    Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the remediation of the former Boltsburn Mine spoil mound

    Decided Outline 6 docs
  • Nos 1-7 And No 9 Hogarth Terrace Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AW

    DM/23/00049/FPA Submitted 10 Jan 2023 200 yards away

    Proposed external over cladding of existing terrace properties at 1,3,4,5,6,7 and 9 Hogarth Terrace, Rookhope. Application of an insulated render system to match the existing limestone facade and replicate feature headers and sills. Replacement of the existing roofing materials to match existing together with new eaves and rainwater goods.

    Granted Full applications 7 docs
  • 7, 10, 11 And 12 Boltsburn Crescent Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AT

    DM/26/01712/FPA Submitted 3 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    Window and door replacement, re-roofing inc. replacement of bargeboards and soffits and demolition of existing chimney stacks, installation of solar panels to front roof slopes, installation of heat pumps to rear and battery storage/invertor with associated canopy to side

    Granted Full applications Demolition Windows or glazing 9 docs
  • Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH

    DM/26/02039/PNME Submitted 27 Jul 2026 300 yards away

    Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 for exploratory trenching at the Rookhope dump site

    Granted 7 docs
  • Rose Cottage Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2BW

    DM/25/01244/FPA Submitted 9 May 2025 350 yards away

    Retrospective application for change of use of land to the north of the dwelling to residential curtilage with the installation of a boundary fence and erection of an outbuilding.

    Granted Full applications 23 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02644/PND Decided

    Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

    Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02806/PND Awaiting decision

    Sewage Treatment Works River View Browney DH7 8HW

    Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East

    Received 20 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02828/PND Awaiting decision

    Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Willington Crook DL15 0JA

    Prior notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

    Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02208/PND Decided

    Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

    Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

    4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

    Demolition of three houses

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval