Aldi Stores Limited Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03589/PN56 - Prior Approval Scenarios Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of 270 solar panels on roof of Aldi Foodstore Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Dec 2025
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Consultation
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION Supporting Information · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION Supporting Information · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SOLAR PANELS INSTALLATION MANUAL Supporting Information · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Stanley (County Durham) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Postcode
DH9 0HU
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Stanley
Parish
Stanley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 16 days slower than Durham's median of 38 for prior approvals. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
136decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14535375
Planning Portal ref
PP-14535375
Neighbours
6 Jan 2026
Consultation
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Discharge of condition no.4 (Contaminated Land) in relation to previous planning applicat…
DRC/18/00474
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Imperial Hotel 81 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB
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2025
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Fascia signs, projecting signs, vinyls, window posters, directory of services, nameplate…
DM/25/01808/AD
2025
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Full retail fitout of a vacant unit into a retail banking hub. Works include: External: I…
DM/25/01807/FPA
2025
Stanley Travel Bus Station Front Street Stanley DH9 0NQ
Erection and display of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign to main entrance canopy
DM/25/01796/AD
2025
Stanley Bus Station Bus Station Front Street Stanley DH9 0NQ
Refurbish Stanley Bus Station, solar panels to roof, alteration to and remove canopy to f…
DM/25/01282/FPA
2025 Approved
67 - 69 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SY
Installation of 1no. illuminated digital advertising screen to side elevation
DM/25/00226/AD
2024 Approved
68 - 76 Front Street (Ground Floor) Stanley DH9 0HY
1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign (propos…
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2024 Approved
68 - 76 Front Street (Ground Floor) Stanley DH9 0HY
Subdivision of unit (68-76 Front Street) to form 2no. separate units, including change of…
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2024 Approved
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Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs
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2024 Approved
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Change of use of first and second floors to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO - sui gen…
DM/24/01844/FPA
2023 Approved
Former Barclays Bank 71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TA
Change of use of former bank premises across all levels (class E) to hot food takeaway (s…
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2023 Approved
Land West Of Aldi Stores Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Prior notification for erection of 12 metre radio mast and associated ancillary works (in…
DM/23/02410/PNT
2023
96 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Change of use of ground floor from former pub (Sui Generis) to two shop units (Class E) a…
DM/23/01081/FPA
2021 Approved
73 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB
Change of use of ground floor from retail (Class E) to amusement arcade/adult gaming cent…
DM/21/01649/FPA
2020 Approved
96K Front Street Stanley DH9 0HU
Change of use from taxi business to barber shop, with addition of security roller shutter…
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2020 Approved
Market Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB
Permanent siting of remembrance beacon in brick planter
DM/20/00261/FPA
2020 Approved
44 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HX
New fascia signs to shopfronts
DM/20/00498/AD
2019 Approved
14 Clifford Road Stanley DH9 0AB
New fascia signs to shopfronts
DM/19/03917/AD
2019 Approved
Santander UK Plc Cromarty House 55 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SX
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2016 Approved
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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings