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Land Adjacent Binchester Wood Binchester Co.Durham

Decided County Durham SCO/24/00010 Scoping Opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, as amended, for the Bishop Gateway Project (tourism and access development).

As published by the council, reference SCO/24/00010

Application record

Reference
SCO/24/00010
Type
Scoping Opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA Required
Received
7 Aug 2024
Validated
7 Aug 2024
Decided
29 Nov 2024
Ward
Coundon (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: EIA Required

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About outline applications

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