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Electricity Substation To The East Of High West House Farm Hedleyhill Lane Tow Law DL13 4DE

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02952/VOC Amendments

Relates to DM/26/00231/FPA

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

Proposal

Variation of conditions 1,2 and 3 of DM/26/00231/FPA (utility infrastructure) to extend the fixed term of the permission from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030, to allow the continued operation of High Hedley 1 wind farm and to vary the date by which a scheme for the restoration of the land shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and to regularise the position of as built transformer housing.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02952/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02952/VOC
Category
Amendments
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
3 Nov 2026
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Postcode
DL13 4DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00231/FPA Granted

    Electricity Substation To The East Of High West House Farm Hedleyhill Lane Tow Law DL13 4DE

    Retention of the existing electricity substation and associated infrastructure (including hardstanding and access track), and relocation of a transformer housing unit, to allow the continued operation of High Hedley Wind Farm permitted under reference 1/1999/0429/DMFP.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 4 Nov 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Nov 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 December 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/26/00231/FPA Granted

    Electricity Substation To The East Of High West House Farm Hedleyhill Lane Tow Law DL13 4DE

    Retention of the existing electricity substation and associated infrastructure (including hardstanding and access track), and relocation of a transformer housing unit, to allow the continued operation of High Hedley Wind Farm permitted under reference 1/1999/0429/DMFP.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Full applications

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 amendment applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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