The Laurels 16 High Green Gainford Darlington County Durham DL2 3DL
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 6/2013/0135/DM/VP to extend opening hours to between 8.30am and 9pm on 35 days per year
- Received
- 26 March 2015
- Decided
- 24 July 2015 · Refused
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Barnard Castle East
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- ReceivedReceived26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated13 Apr
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date8 Jun
- DecidedDecided24 Jul
Decided in 102 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to vary a condition at The Laurels 16 High Green Gainford Darlington County Durham DL2 3DL. Durham has handled 1,532 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 120 days, 9 weeks longer than Durham's median. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 864 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201526 Mar
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 6/2013/0135/DM/VP
This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/15/00978/VOC - 20147 Mar
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 6/2013/0135/DM/VP
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/14/00468/VOC - 201317 May
Variation of condition 3 of 6/2005/0327/DM
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part of6/2013/0135/DM/VP
Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20259 Sep
Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation, cleaning of stonework, re-instatement of…
PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/02506/FPA - 20259 Sep
Proposed removal of sand and cement render from front elevation, cleaning of stonework, re-instatement of…
ApprovedListed building consentDM/25/02507/LB - 200924 Sep
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 6/2005/0327/DM
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)6/2009/0319/DM - 200827 Oct
Variation of conditions 2 & 3 of planning permission 6/2005/0327/DM
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)6/2008/0429/DM - 200817 Jul
Variation of conditions 2 & 3 of planning permission 6/2005/0327/DM
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)6/2008/0297/DM - 200828 Mar
Advertising consent for the installation of front & rear fascia signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consent6/2008/0157/DM/AD - 200812 Mar
Removal of condition 6/2005/0327/DM
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)6/2008/0121/DM - 20084 Mar
Listed Building Consent for Fixing of fascia signs to front & rear elevations, removal of light above front…
ApprovedListed building consent6/2008/0112/DM/LB - 200518 Jul
Listed building consent for internal alterations and change of use from doctors surgery to tea rooms
ApprovedListed building consent6/2005/0326/DM/LB - 20058 Jul
Change of use from doctors surgery to tea rooms
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2005/0327/DM
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Gainford
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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 (19)
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, 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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