Land To The North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

DM/20/01205/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 23 February 2021

Council decision: Approved subject to S106Planning committee

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Proposal

Erection of 79 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated infrastructure and landscaping and demolition of existing agricultural barn

Received: 13 May 2020
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Barnard Castle East (Historic)

ReceivedReceived13 May
ValidatedValidated14 May
Consult.Consultation3 Apr
TargetTarget Date13 Aug
DecidedDecided23 Feb

Decided in 285 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land To The North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 286 days, 33 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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: Large
Number of dwellings: 79
Parish: Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 May 2020
Consultation expiry: 3 April 2023
Consultation start: 13 March 2023
Consultation end: 3 April 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 24 November 2020
Neighbour consultation end: 8 December 2020
Last date for comments: 8 December 2020
Target decision date: 13 August 2020
Permission expires: 23 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 3 June 2020
Advertisement expiry: 24 June 2020
Site notice start: 26 May 2020
Site notice end: 16 June 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08408743
Documents: 206

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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