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38 Angate Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3EW

3/2012/0463Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 7 January 2013

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Refurbishment of existing dwelling and existing shop front including change of use of part dwelling into studio/retail space

Received
8 November 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Agent
Clive Elsdon Building Design
  1. Received8 Nov
  2. Validated15 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided7 Jan

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 38 Angate Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland Durham DL13 3EW. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,944 applications in total for the DL13 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
DL13 3EW
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 November 2012
Consultation expiry
24 December 2012
Target decision date
9 January 2013
Committee meeting
7 January 2013
Permission expires
7 January 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clive Elsdon Building Design
Agent address
Mr Clive Elsdon 19 Holywood Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3HE

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 December 2012
Advertisement expiry
24 December 2012

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wolsingham
  • Listed building: Grade II: RivendellOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2012
    21 Nov

    2 no. Non-Illuminated fascia signage

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent3/2012/0491

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