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Units 1 And 2 Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4JB

DM/20/01164/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 31 July 2020

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Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External alterations to existing units, erection of enclosed external plant area, and alterations to car parking/servicing areas to facilitate the amalgamation of Units 1 and 2 to A1 use

Received
7 May 2020
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Lumley (Historic)
Agent
ELG Planning
  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.1 Jul
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Units 1 And 2 Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4JB. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 670 applications in total for the DH3 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
DH3 4JB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Lumley

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2020
Consultation expiry
1 July 2020
Consultation start
17 June 2020
Consultation end
1 July 2020
Neighbour consultation start
13 May 2020
Neighbour consultation end
3 June 2020
Last date for comments
1 July 2020
Target decision date
6 July 2020
Permission expires
31 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
ELG Planning
Agent address
Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Connor Willis
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08703263
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    27 Oct

    Proposed new Amazon Locker to the rear of an existing unit.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/20/03146/FPA
  2. 2020
    22 Sep

    Installation of Illuminated and non illuminated signage

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentDM/20/02718/AD
  3. 2018
    18 Apr

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission DM/16/03150/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/18/00145
  4. 2016
    29 Sep

    Change of Use of existing unit from A1 retail to A3 cafe

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/03150/FPA
  5. 2016
    31 Aug

    1 No. internally illuminated sign

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentDM/16/02828/AD
  6. 2015
    1 Jun

    Proposed change of use including internal and external alterations, new car parking and retention of existing…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/15/01703/FPA

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