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Land To The West Of Newbridge Banks (Twizell Burn) Grange Villa Durham

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01661/FPA Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Installation of micro hydropower scheme (15kW) on north bank of Twizell Burn, including intake, pipeline, turbine shed and buried power cable to Grange Villa Community Enterprise

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01661/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01661/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
Parish
Edmondsley
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 August 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Derwent Hydro Developments Ltd Agent, a developer registered in Belper

Active · incorporated 2003 · Belper

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

  • 7 EAST STREET Public Comment · 13 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN WITH PROW Drawing · 06 Aug 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT - PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY Supporting Information · 06 Aug 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • 15 FRONT STREET Public Comment · 03 Aug 2026
  • 1 CO-OPERATIVE TERRACE Public Comment · 03 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026
  • 1 CO-OPERATIVE TERRACE Public Comment · 27 Jul 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 23 Jul 2026
  • COMMENT 1 Public Comment · 22 Jul 2026
  • COAL AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 16 Jul 2026
  • ANNEX D - FLOW GAUGING ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 29 Jun 2026
  • TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT Supporting Information · 29 Jun 2026
  • SCHEME COMPONENTS Drawing · 29 Jun 2026
  • POWERHOUSE Drawing · 29 Jun 2026
  • PIPE ROUTE - CULVERT EXIT Drawing · 29 Jun 2026
  • INTAKE WORKS - OPTION B Drawing · 29 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jun 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Superseded · 29 Jun 2026
  • SITE PLAN Drawing · 29 Jun 2026
  • ANNEX E - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Information · 29 Jun 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.

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