Planning application
Land North West Of Hallfield Farm Easington Peterlee SR8 3NY
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Screening Opinion request for the construction, operation and decommissioning of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a storage capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW).
As published by the council, reference SCR/25/00015
Application record
- Reference
- SCR/25/00015
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- EIA Not Required
- Received
- 5 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Easington Village
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- SR8 3NY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2025
Received by County Durham
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15 Jul 2025
Decision issued: EIA Not Required
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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