Rasmi Electronics Ltd Morrison Industrial Estate North Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7RX Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03371/PN56 - Prior Approval Scenarios Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 14 Class J for the installation of PV solar panels to east facing roof slope (<50kWh) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Consultation
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 220 m away: Green Croft and Langley Moor SSSI; Local nature reserve 353 m away: Chapman's Well; Inside the Annfield Plain built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Building

Floor area1,971 m² (21,216 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 58)
UseGeneral Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Postcode
DH9 7RX
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Annfield Plain And Tanfield
Parish
Stanley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
Show
Agent
Centreco UK Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 14 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14534947
Planning Portal ref
PP-14534947
Neighbours
8 Dec 2025
Consultation
8 Dec 2025
Comments by
31 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Unit 4 Morrison Industrial Estate North Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7RU
Discharge of condition 3 (contaminated land phase 1 & 2) pursuant to planning permission…
DM/23/02251/DRC
2022 Approved
Unit 4 Morrison Industrial Estate North Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7RU
Extension to the rear of the commercial unit and south of the site.
DM/22/03274/FPA
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.