Signal Box Heighington Railway Station Heighington Lane Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6QG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01915/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of air conditioning in Heighington Railway Station signal box Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Heighington Signal Box
List entry 1391940 · 1 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II*)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 68 m away: East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline, at pre-application; Inside the Newton Aycliffe 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DL5 6QG
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Aycliffe South
Parish
Great Aycliffe
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
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Agent
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Durham's median of 54 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104108
Planning Portal ref
PP-15104108
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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