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48 Ritsons Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0AL

DM/18/01356/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 June 2018

Householder (No Objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey front extension, first floor side extension

Received
8 May 2018
Decision level
Householder (No Objection)
Ward
Benfieldside
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated14 May
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jun

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 48 Ritsons Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0AL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Benfieldside. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 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
DH8 0AL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 May 2018
Consultation expiry
6 June 2018
Consultation start
16 May 2018
Neighbour consultation start
16 May 2018
Neighbour consultation end
6 June 2018
Last date for comments
6 June 2018
Target decision date
9 July 2018
Permission expires
13 June 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06952547
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    25 Oct

    Alterations to the previously approved front extension for planning permission DM/18/01356/FPA

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationRelatedDM/18/03258/FPA
  2. 2018
    8 May

    Single storey front extension, first floor side extension

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/18/01356/FPA

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    11 Jun

    Retention of raised hardstand driveway to front.

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/01600/FPA

Source: Durham

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