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Langley Park Branch Library Unit 6 Old Co Operative Buildings Front Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9XE

1/2008/0540/65667County Council Application Reg. 3Approved

Approved on 8 August 2008

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

County council application for change of use of building from shop to branch library

Received
28 July 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Esh and Witton Gilbert
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Aug
  5. Decided8 Aug

Decided in 11 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Langley Park Branch Library Unit 6 Old Co Operative Buildings Front Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9XE. Durham has handled 228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 11 days, 6 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,248 applications in total for the DH7 postcode area.

95% of all applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DH7 9XE
Application type
County Council Application Reg. 3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Esh

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2008
Target decision date
24 August 2008
Committee meeting
18 August 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent
Durham County Council
Agent address
Mrs A Swainston North Road Durham Dh1 5ul

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    27 Aug

    Erection of illuminated intermittent sign (retrospective) (resubmission)

    RefusedAdvertisement consentDM/15/02690/AD
  2. 2011
    12 Jul

    Change of use to veterinary clinic with minor internal alterations

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2011/0348/81929
  3. 2010
    8 Jul

    Advertising consent for the erection of two fascia and one projecting sign

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/2010/0360/75250
  4. 2009
    22 Sep

    Installation of condenser unit within the rear yard and erection of replacement fencing to accommodate the…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2009/0549/70628
  5. 2009
    12 Aug

    Advertising consent for the erection of two illuminated fascia signs and one illuminated projecting sign

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/2009/0429/69768
  6. 2008
    8 Jul

    Proposed change of use of building from furniture shop to new Langley Park Branch Library

    ApprovedCounty Council Application Reg. 38/928/1/50(4)

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