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Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

Decided County Durham SCR/25/00023 Screening Opinion

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

Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of installation of 2 no. abstraction boreholes & 2 no. reinjection boreholes; Installation of lithium production plant & equipment; Lithium production for a period of 40 years; Borehole plugging, abandonment, site decommissioning & restoration

As published by the council, reference SCR/25/00023

Application record

Reference
SCR/25/00023
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA Required
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Postcode
DL13 2LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022.

  • DM/22/00897/PNA Decided

    Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

    Erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings.

    Decided 22 Apr 2022 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: EIA Required

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • SCREENING OPINION LETTER Screening Opinion · 31 Mar 2026
  • EMISSIONS INFORMATION Supporting Information · 18 Mar 2026
  • CUMULATIVE HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT & PROJECT DURATION FURTHER CLARIFICATION Supporting Information · 05 Mar 2026
  • CUMULATIVE HYDROLOGICAL IMPACT & PROJECT DURATION Supporting Information · 03 Mar 2026
  • CORNISH LITHIUM DECISION Supporting Information · 03 Mar 2026
  • PREVIOUS APPROVAL FOR DM/22/02878/MIN Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • CLARIFICATION ON ABSTRACTION AND REINJECTION Supporting Information · 27 Feb 2026
  • NATURAL ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Jan 2026
  • ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • SCREENING REQUEST Supporting Information · 03 Dec 2025

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After the decision

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About outline applications

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    DM/22/00897/PNA Submitted 28 Mar 2022 100 yards away

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    Decided Prior approval 4 docs
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