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Blackhill Methodist Church Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RP

DM/19/01928/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 March 2020

Fast Track

Proposal

Demolition of existing Worship Hall and ancillary buildings on site, and construction of new Church building, with ancillary car parking and hard landscaping.

Received
17 June 2019
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Benfieldside
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 257 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Blackhill Methodist Church Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RP. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 275 days, 31 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 7 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 8RP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2019
Consultation expiry
18 February 2020
Consultation start
28 January 2020
Consultation end
18 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start
28 January 2020
Neighbour consultation end
11 February 2020
Last date for comments
11 February 2020
Target decision date
30 August 2019
Permission expires
18 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
GRADONARCHITECTURE
Agent address
Ne40 Studios Main Road Barmoor RYTON NE40 3GA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07912430
Documents
41

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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. 2022
    9 Feb

    Variation of condition 2 approved plans DM/19/01928/FPA

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/22/00412/VOC
  2. 2021
    5 Nov

    Discharge condition 5 of planning permission DM/19/01928/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/21/00365
  3. 2019
    17 Jun

    Demolition of existing Worship Hall and ancillary buildings on site, and construction of new Church building…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/19/01928/FPA

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    24 Jul

    Discharge of Condtion 4 (Phase 4 Remediation Works) pursuant to approval ref DM/24/00868/FPA

    PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/25/02029/DRC
  2. 2024
    11 Dec

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Land Contamination) and Condition 5 (Landscaping Scheme) pursuant to DM/24/00868/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/24/03350/DRC
  3. 2024
    2 Apr

    Creation of a community garden with shipping container toilet and kitchen facilities.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/24/00868/FPA
  4. 2017
    23 May

    Demolition of existing church worship hall and vestry area and construction of new worship hall and entrance…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/17/01717/FPA
  5. 2016
    5 Aug

    Demolition of existing church and vestry area and the construction of a new church

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/02566/FPA

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