Berry Edge South Off Genesis Way Consett Durham

8/CMA/1/93Full Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 April 2014

Planning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Residential development of up to 412 units, commercial development (Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, D1) public realm, open space, allotments, improvements to C2C Cycleway (Outline with means of access). Detailed proposal for all matters for phase 1, comprising 30 two bedroomed bungalows and 38 houses, total number of units is 480

Received: 3 October 2013
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Consett South

ReceivedReceived3 Oct
ValidatedValidated8 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date7 Jan
DecidedDecided2 Apr

Decided in 176 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Berry Edge South Off Genesis Way Consett Durham. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 181 days, 18 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Consett South.

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

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 412
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 October 2013
Consultation expiry: 18 February 2014
Consultation start: 18 December 2013
Target decision date: 7 January 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Signet Planning 26 Apex Business Village Annistford Newcastle Upon Tyne NE23 7BF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 October 2013
Advertisement expiry: 18 February 2014
Site notice start: 25 October 2013
Site notice end: 18 February 2014

Additional information

Documents: 101

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

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Source: Durham

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