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Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02168/FPA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Installation of 10 No. Ground Mounted Solar Panels

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02168/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02168/FPA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Cotherstone
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL12 9QW

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00029/TCA Granted

    Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW

    Felling of Number 53 - Ash tree - Section 211 notice

    Decided 16 Jan 2026 Trees
  • DM/24/00837/FPA Granted

    Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW

    Conversion of field shelter to hobby room/workshop

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 October 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

Dark Skies Design Ltd. Agent, a design practice registered in Barnard Castle

Active · incorporated 2018 · Barnard Castle

47 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • HAGG HOUSE - SUPPORT Public Comment · 14 Sep 2026
  • COTHERSTONE PARISH COUNCIL - SUPPORT Consultee Comment · 14 Sep 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 04 Sep 2026
  • OS LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 01 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED PLAN Drawing · 01 Sep 2026
  • AGENT EMAIL RE AMENDED DRAWINGS & BOUNDARY TREATMENT CONFIRMATION Supporting Information · 01 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 18 Aug 2026
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS DATA SHEET Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026
  • DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 18 Aug 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's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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