3M UK Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AF Data via plota.co.uk
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 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
EIA Not Required on 4 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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Last counted 5 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 26 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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