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Land North West Of Hallfield Farm Easington Peterlee SR8 3NY

Decided County Durham SCR/25/00015 Screening Opinion

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

  1. 5 Jun 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: EIA Not Required

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

County Durham has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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