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Dobinsons Yard West End Wolsingham

DM/19/02133/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 November 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing cottage no. 40 West End, Erection of new dwelling, Refurbishment, extension and new roof to garage for storage use, New windows and doors, blocking up of 1 no. external door and internal refurbishment to nos. 34, 36 and 38 West End and new roof, first floor extension and new windows and doors to no. 32 West End (amended 21.8.19)

Received
3 July 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weardale
Agent
PlanArch Design Ltd
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Nov
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 120 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Dobinsons Yard West End Wolsingham. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 10 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale.

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
Wolsingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2019
Consultation expiry
5 November 2019
Consultation start
22 October 2019
Consultation end
5 November 2019
Neighbour consultation start
22 August 2019
Neighbour consultation end
5 September 2019
Last date for comments
5 September 2019
Target decision date
5 September 2019
Permission expires
8 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
PlanArch Design Ltd
Agent address
Kingsway Court 54 Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 July 2019
Advertisement expiry
15 August 2019
Site notice start
12 July 2019
Site notice end
2 August 2019

Additional information

Documents
43

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wolsingham
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, High StreetOn or next to this site
  • 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, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    6 Feb

    Discharge of condition 3 (windows and doors) of planning permission DM/19/02133/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/20/00057
  2. 2019
    3 Jul

    Demolition of existing cottage no. 40 West End, Erection of new dwelling, Refurbishment, extension and new…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/19/02133/FPA

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