Planning application
3M UK Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AF
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 a proposed solar farm with 2-3MW installed capacity
As published by the council, reference SCR/26/00005
Application record
- Reference
- SCR/26/00005
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- EIA Not Required
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- DL5 6AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/02366/FPA Granted
3M UK Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AF
New 10m high silo
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: EIA Not Required
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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