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Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0JA

3/2008/0474Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 26 September 2008

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed extension of existing community facility and leisure fitness complex, classified D2 assembly and leisure. Providing community cafe, creche and multi purpose suite classified A3

Received
15 July 2008
Decision level
Planning committee
Agent
Pecan Design Ltd
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow Crook County Durham DL15 0JA. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 698 applications in total for the DL15 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
DL15 0JA
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2008
Consultation expiry
4 September 2008
Consultation start
14 August 2008
Target decision date
2 October 2008
Committee meeting
25 September 2008
Permission expires
26 September 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pecan Design Ltd
Agent address
Mr Craig Kipling 3 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 August 2008
Site notice end
4 September 2008

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Ancient woodland: Willington DeanPart of the site

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, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2008
    12 Dec

    Proposed extension of community facility and leisure fitness complex D2 assembly and leisure, community cafe…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions3/DC/2008/0041
  2. 2008
    15 Jul

    Proposed extension of existing community facility and leisure fitness complex, classified D2 assembly and…

    This applicationApprovedFull3/2008/0474

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