Planning application
Signal Box Heighington Railway Station Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6QG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of air conditioning in Heighington Railway Station signal box
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01915/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01915/LB
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Parish
- Great Aycliffe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL5 6QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Who's behind it
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Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd Agent and applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1994 · London
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9 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK
- APPROVAL LB
- SITE NOTICE
- PRESS NOTICE
- DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 11 September 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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