Planning application
Land To The North, South And East Of Hurworth Bryan Farm Trimdon Colliery TS28 5ND
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for a proposed solar development with battery energy storage system (BESS)
As published by the council, reference SCR/26/00007
Application record
- Reference
- SCR/26/00007
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Trimdon And Wingate
- Parish
- Hutton Henry
- Postcode
- TS28 5ND
Comment by 29 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL: INITIAL VIEWPOINT SELECTION
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL: SCREENING REPORT
- HIGH LEVEL FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE STATEMENT
- HIGH LEVEL FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT
- COVER LETTER
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.