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F Simpson And Son 1 High Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DL

DM/19/00557/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 1 May 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Butchers Shop (A1) to residential use (C3); Second storey and rear extension to existing single storey; Alterations to existing window and door openings; Levelling of rear courtyard area and new stone boundary wall and gates; Extension of existing timber garage with new stone frontage; Internal alterations.

Received
20 February 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.2 May
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at F Simpson And Son 1 High Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 13 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 3DL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2019
Consultation expiry
2 May 2019
Consultation start
18 April 2019
Consultation end
2 May 2019
Neighbour consultation start
27 February 2019
Neighbour consultation end
20 March 2019
Last date for comments
29 March 2019
Target decision date
24 April 2019
Permission expires
1 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
JohnsonClark
Agent address
Harelands Courtyard Offices Melsonby Richmond DL10 5NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 March 2019
Advertisement expiry
27 March 2019
Site notice start
8 March 2019
Site notice end
29 March 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07596410
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (20)

flood storage 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, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    1 Apr

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4 (opening treatments) and 5 (means of enclosure) pursuant to…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/20/00128
  2. 2019
    20 Feb

    Change of use from Butchers Shop (A1) to residential use (C3); Second storey and rear extension to existing…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/19/00557/FPA

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