2/4 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0sg
Withdrawn on 26 February 2008
Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
Listed building consent to convert existing dwelling house and shop into two self contained dwelling houses
- Received
- 17 January 2008
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- ReceivedReceived17 Jan
- ValidatedValidated17 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at 2/4 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0sg. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 40 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Benfieldside. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.
95% of heritage applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- DH8 0SG
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 January 2008
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2008
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 31 January 2008
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Associated applications
- 200817 Jan
Conversion of existing dwelling house and shop into two self contained dwelling houses
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongside1/2008/0029/63748 - 200817 Jan
Listed building consent to convert existing dwelling house and shop into two self contained dwelling houses
This applicationWithdrawnListed building consent1/2008/0030/63749
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20083 Nov
Application to discharge conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 1/2008/0630/DM
ApprovedDischarge of conditions1/DC/2008/0748/66425 - 200829 Aug
Listed building consent for the conversion of existing dwellinghouse and shop into two self contained…
ApprovedListed building consent1/2008/0632/65963 - 200829 Aug
Conversion of existing dwellinghouse and shop into two self contained dwellinghouses (resubmission)
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2008/0630/65961
Source: Durham
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near DH8
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- 2/4 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0sg1/2008/0630/65961 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 2/4 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0sg1/2008/0029/63748 · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
- 2/4 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside County Durham Dh8 0sg1/2008/0632/65963 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 9 Durham Road Blackhill County Durham Dh8 8rt1/2011/0318/81669 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- St Andrews United Reformed Church Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RX1/2009/0233/67889 · FullApproved0.0 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for heritage & listed buildings near this site- Stewart & Pickersgill Electrical Contractors LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- Gary Hall Building LimitedWindow & Door Installer0.5 mi
- LMC Electrical & Stairlift Services Ltd T/A Easylift LtdHome Adaptations - Elderly & DisabledStairlifts0.5 mi
- J R Forbes Electrical LtdElectrician0.5 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.