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Former Site Of Lumley Boys School Land North Of Fenton Well Lane Great Lumley

DM/17/03144/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 21 December 2017

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a dwelling

Received
22 September 2017
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Lumley
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Nov
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided21 Dec

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Former Site Of Lumley Boys School Land North Of Fenton Well Lane Great Lumley. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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
Small
Parish
Great Lumley

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2017
Consultation expiry
23 November 2017
Consultation start
8 November 2017
Consultation end
23 November 2017
Neighbour consultation start
14 December 2017
Neighbour consultation end
24 October 2017
Last date for comments
23 November 2017
Target decision date
20 November 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 October 2017
Advertisement expiry
2 November 2017
Site notice start
4 October 2017
Site notice end
25 October 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06404893
Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: County Durham
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    13 Jun

    Erection of a single story dwelling and associated access and landscaping works

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/23/01721/FPA
  2. 2023
    9 Feb

    Erection of a single-story dwelling including associated access and landscaping works (resubmission)

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationDM/23/00378/FPA
  3. 2022
    23 Sep

    Erection of a single-story dwelling including associated access and landscaping works.

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationDM/22/02804/FPA
  4. 2022
    25 Jan

    Erection of single storey dwelling

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDM/22/00199/FPA
  5. 2006
    10 May

    Outline application for residential development comprising 1 no timber residential chalet on site of former…

    WithdrawnOutline Application2/06/00208/OUT
  6. 2003
    22 Sep

    Outline application for 1 no. single storey dwelling & garage at former Lumley boys school / Heinz cottage.

    RefusedOutline Application2/03/00558/OUT

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