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Springfield House West End Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HW

3/2008/0595Outline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 21 November 2008

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing brick building (springfield house). Erection of new 81 bedroom nursing home and associated parking.

Received
15 September 2008
Decision level
Planning committee
Agent
Christopher Padgett Architect Limited
  1. Received15 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Springfield House West End Terrace Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0HW. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 698 applications in total for the DL15 postcode area.

89% of outline 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 0HW
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2008
Consultation expiry
20 October 2008
Consultation start
30 September 2008
Target decision date
15 December 2008
Committee meeting
20 November 2008
Decision issued
25 November 2008
Permission expires
21 November 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Christopher Padgett Architect Limited
Agent address
John White 1 The Old School Billy Row Crook County Durham DL15 9SZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
90 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 September 2008
Advertisement expiry
20 October 2008
Site notice start
29 September 2008
Site notice end
20 October 2008

Additional information

Documents
17

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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Mar

    Removal of 4 lowest limbs of Sycamore (T2) protected by TPO WVDC-2-1989

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/26/00616/TPO
  2. 2025
    7 Jan

    Proposed demolition of existing dwellings and introduction of 3 houses and associated works

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/00029/FPA
  3. 2011
    31 Oct

    Increase in height of north boundary wall (retrospective)

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2011/0440
  4. 2011
    4 Jul

    Change of use from care home (C2) to residential (C3)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application3/2011/0264
  5. 2006
    3 Nov

    Demolition of existing care home and construction of new block of 16 no. Apartments

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2006/0934
  6. 2005
    30 Sep

    Demolition of existing care home and construction of new block of no. 18 apartments

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2005/0890

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