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Strathmore House Cleatlam Back Lane Cleatlam Darlington DL2 3QS

DM/15/03313/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 12 October 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of building to house biomass boiler and storage of dried wood and paper, installation of drier system and weighbridge (Retrospective)

Received
26 October 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East
Agent
Davidsons Grace Limited
  1. Received26 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.12 Apr
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 351 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Strathmore House Cleatlam Back Lane Cleatlam Darlington DL2 3QS. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 352 days, 42 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 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
DL2 3QS
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cleatlam

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2015
Consultation expiry
12 April 2016
Consultation start
5 April 2016
Consultation end
12 April 2016
Neighbour consultation start
28 October 2015
Neighbour consultation end
18 November 2015
Last date for comments
12 April 2016
Target decision date
22 December 2015
Decision issued
13 October 2016
Permission expires
13 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Davidsons Grace Limited
Agent address
9 Arthur Street Crook County Durham DL15 9DT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 November 2015
Advertisement expiry
25 November 2015
Site notice start
6 November 2015
Site notice end
27 November 2015

Additional information

Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: CleatlamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The GrangeOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  2. 2015
    26 Oct

    Erection of building to house biomass boiler and storage of dried wood and paper, installation of drier…

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