Planning application
Land To North West Of Hallfield Farm Easington SR8 3NY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with associated infrastructure, access (primary and secondary) and ancillary works, including drainage, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01837/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01837/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Easington Village
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- SR8 3NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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4 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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
TNEI Services Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1999 · Manchester
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
97 documents on file for this application
- EASINGTON PARISH COUNCIL - OBJECTION
- 4 DANIEL PARK (MR) - OBJECTION
- 4 DANIEL PARK (MRS) - OBJECTION
- 6 GLENCOT GROVE - OBJECTION
- 10 CORONATION SQUARE - OBJECTION
- 10 CORONATION SQUARE - EAST DURHAM ACTION LEAFLET
- FIELDS VIEW - OBJECTION
- LLFA - SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
- PRE-APPLICATION COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION
- 3 THE PADDOCKS - OBJECTION
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- 11 HIGH WEST LANE - OBJECTION
- HAWTHORN PARISH COUNCIL - OBJECTION
- GRANGE COTTAGE - OBJECTION
- GRANGE COTTAGE - OBJECTION
- EAST MEADOW COTTAGE (MR) - OBJECTION
- EAST MEADOW COTTAGE (MRS) - OBJECTION
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER
- NATIONAL GRID
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT - OBJECTION
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT - OBJECTION
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT - OBJECTION
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT PHOTO 1
- 27 BRYDON CRESCENT PHOTO 2
- CLLR LOUISE PENDERS - OBJECTION
- CLLR LOUISE TAYLOR - OBJECTION
- CLLR JASON RAMSHAW - OBJECTION
- 20 MONCRIEFF TERRACE - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 02 - OBJECTION
- 6 GLENCOT GROVE - OBJECTION
- 31 PALMER STREET - OBJECTION
- 27 WESTERN PARK - OBJECTION
- 1 POLICE HOUSE - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 01 - OBJECTION
- PRESS NOTICE
- NATIONAL GAS
- CLLR CLAIRE LOUISE DALE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- LIGHTING WRITTEN SCHEME R1
- INDICATIVE SITE LAYOUT
- APPENDIX A BESS BNG METRIC
- APPENDIX C BESS POST-DEVELOPMENT HABITAT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS REPORT
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TYPICAL WATER TANK ELEVATION
- TYPICAL TRANSFORMER DESIGN
- TYPICAL SECURITY FENCE AND ACCESS GATE ARRANGEMENT
- TYPICAL MV SKID
- TYPICAL ELEVATION OF MV ROOM
- TYPICAL ELEVATION OF LV ROOM
- TYPICAL ELEVATION OF HV ROOM
- TYPICAL ELEVATION OF HARMONIC FILTER
- TYPICAL CCVT & LIGHTING ELEVATION
- TYPICAL BATTERY ENCLOSURE
- TYPICAL ACOUSTIC FENCE ELEVATION
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- ARBORCULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT WITH CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT
- OUTLINE BATTERY SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY BNG ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT
- BREEDING BIRD SURVEY FINAL
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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