5 Spa Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3EB
Approved on 22 November 2019
Householder (No Objection)
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Proposal
Dormer windows and rooflights to side, bay window and first floor balcony to rear, single storey and detached garage to rear, attic conversion and roof lights to front and fenestration details.
- Received
- 20 September 2019
- Decision level
- Householder (No Objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Barnard Castle East
- ReceivedReceived20 Sep
- ValidatedValidated4 Oct
- Consult.Consultation28 Oct
- TargetTarget Date29 Nov
- DecidedDecided22 Nov
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 5 Spa Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3EB. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 3 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 3EB
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Gainford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 October 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 14 November 2019
- Consultation start
- 7 October 2019
- Consultation end
- 28 October 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 October 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 October 2019
- Last date for comments
- 14 November 2019
- Target decision date
- 29 November 2019
- Decision issued
- 25 November 2019
- Permission expires
- 25 November 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- JohnsonClark
- Agent address
- Harelands Courtyard Offices Melsonby Richmond DL10 5NY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 October 2019
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 November 2019
- Site notice start
- 24 October 2019
- Site notice end
- 14 November 2019
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08160847
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: GainfordPart of the site
- 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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