Telecommunications Mast West Of 2 Murton Farm Steading The Village Murton SR7 9QS Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02383/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Construction and operation of a micro Energy Storage System (ESS). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Durham's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BATTERY NOISE ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 4 m away: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Murton (County Durham) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SR7 9QS
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15208941
Planning Portal ref
PP-15208941
Neighbours
14 Sept 2026
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
21 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Murton House Farm The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RN
Discharge of condition 3 (contaminated land Phase 4 report) relating to DM/20/00186/FPA f…
DRC/22/00150
2021 Refused
4 Murton Farm Steading The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RN
Erection of detached garage to front of property
DM/21/03942/FPA
2020 Approved
Murton House Farm The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RN
The change of use of the land to garden curtilage, including demolition of farm building…
DM/20/01674/FPA
2020 Approved
Murton House Farm The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RN
The erection of 4 no. new houses on existing farm house land
DM/20/00186/FPA
2019
Murton House Farm The Village Murton Seaham SR7 9RN
The erection of 4 no. new houses on existing farm house land
DM/19/03710/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
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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