Planning application
Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: EIA Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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