Whitehill Park Social Club Gainford Chester-le-Street DH2 2EP
Approved on 31 July 2020
Fast Track
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Proposal
Erection of perimeter security fencing and change of use from social club to a mixed use including education/training, community cafe and community function/hire rooms
- Received
- 10 June 2020
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street West Central (Historic)
- Agent
- Dixon Dawson Chartered Architects
- ReceivedReceived10 Jun
- ValidatedValidated11 Jun
- Consult.Consultation11 Aug
- TargetTarget Date6 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Whitehill Park Social Club Gainford Chester-le-Street DH2 2EP. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,689 applications in total for the DH2 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
- DH2 2EP
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 June 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 11 August 2020
- Consultation start
- 21 July 2020
- Consultation end
- 11 August 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 June 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 8 July 2020
- Last date for comments
- 8 July 2020
- Target decision date
- 6 August 2020
- Permission expires
- 31 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Dixon Dawson Chartered Architects
- Agent address
- The Old Rectory Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08746928
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Associated applications
- 202129 Mar
Proposed works to former club (recently granted approval DM/20/01463/FPA
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationRelatedDM/21/01183/FPA - 202010 Jun
Erection of perimeter security fencing and change of use from social club to a mixed use including…
This applicationApprovedFullDM/20/01463/FPA
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