Planning application
Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AH
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
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- 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.
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DM/26/02039/PNME Granted
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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 500 metres
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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 Outline 6 docs -
7, 10, 11 And 12 Boltsburn Crescent Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AT
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Granted Full applications Demolition Windows or glazing 9 docs -
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
Granted -
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