Planning application
Land At Croup Hill South Of Beaconsyde Farm Broadoaks Murton SR7 9SF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Commencement of Development for the creation of a solar farm
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00964/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00964/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Murton
- Parish
- Murton
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- SR7 9SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00031/DRC Granted
Land At Croup Hill South Of Beaconsyde Farm Broadoaks Murton SR7 9SF
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Access Track Improvement), 6 (Access Condition Survey) and 11 (Landscaping) pursuant to appeal reference APP/X1355/W/22/3308881 (Planning Reference DM/21/03420/FPA) Figure LS01 Landscaping Scheme Schedule of Landscape Maintenance and Management
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 30 April 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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