The Cyrenians The Fells Plawsworth Chester-le-Street Durham DH2 3NL
Approved on 5 February 2013
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Proposal
Demolition of existing residential accommodation for 45 bed space hostel and development of new three tier residential accommodation to provide 45 bed space hostel.
- Received
- 27 November 2012
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Agent
- Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Nov
- ValidatedValidated29 Nov
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date28 Feb
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Cyrenians The Fells Plawsworth Chester-le-Street Durham DH2 3NL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,689 applications in total for the DH2 postcode area.
95% of full 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
- DH2 3NL
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 November 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 26 February 2013
- Consultation start
- 5 February 2013
- Consultation end
- 26 February 2013
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 December 2012
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 January 2013
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2013
- Target decision date
- 28 February 2013
- Committee meeting
- 31 January 2013
- Permission expires
- 5 February 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall Ltd
- Agent address
- Millmount Ponteland Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE5 3AL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-02304555
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: County Durham
- 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, listed buildings, 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.
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