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5 High Row Gainford Darlington DL2 3DN

DM/20/00587/LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 16 July 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement rear extensions including solar panels, internal alterations and loft conversion including rooflights to rear

Received
3 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East (Historic)
Agent
Harris Irwin Associates Ltd.
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Jul
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided16 Jul

Decided in 119 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a loft conversion at 5 High Row Gainford Darlington DL2 3DN. Durham has handled 451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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 3DN
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2020
Consultation expiry
8 July 2020
Consultation start
24 June 2020
Consultation end
8 July 2020
Neighbour consultation start
18 June 2020
Neighbour consultation end
2 July 2020
Last date for comments
8 July 2020
Target decision date
14 May 2020
Permission expires
16 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Harris Irwin Associates Ltd.
Architect profile
HARRIS IRWIN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
10 Aske Stables Aske Richmond DL10 5HG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 March 2020
Advertisement expiry
15 April 2020
Site notice start
9 April 2020
Site notice end
30 April 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08554747
Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Gainford
  • Listed building: Grade II: 5, High RowOn this site · +5 more
  • 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 (19)

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, 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

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    3 Mar

    Replacement rear extensions including solar panels, internal alterations and loft conversion including…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/20/00586/FPA
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    3 Mar

    Replacement rear extensions including solar panels, internal alterations and loft conversion including…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentDM/20/00587/LB

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