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Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Road Durham

DM/20/01923/FPAFull Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Erection of 9no. B2/B8 blocks (total floorspace of 21,073 square metres) together with associated car parking and service areas.

Received
17 July 2020
Decided
1 April 2021 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Jan
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 255 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Durham95% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Road Durham. Durham has handled 10,932 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 258 days, 29 weeks longer than Durham's median. There have been 13 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
DM/20/01923/FPA
Address
Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Road Durham
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Parish
Belmont

Applicant & Agent

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

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 July 2020
Consultation Expiry
12 January 2021
Target Decision Date
19 October 2020
Date Decided
1 April 2021
Date Validated
20 July 2020
Date Submitted
17 July 2020
Consultation Start
22 December 2020
Consultation End
12 January 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
30 July 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
20 August 2020
Last Date for Comments
27 August 2020
Permission Expires
1 April 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated (Previously Committee Item)
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
6 August 2020
Advertisement Expiry
27 August 2020
Site Notice Start
6 August 2020
Site Notice End
27 August 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08887571
Documents
49
Coordinates
54.789677, -1.534526
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    24 Feb

    Removal of condition 5 (public art) of planning permission DM/18/03605/VOC

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/20/00495/VOC
  2. 2019
    7 Jun

    Erection of 2no. blocks comprising a total of 14 no. industrial units (B2/B8) together with associated car…

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationDM/19/01836/FPA
  3. 2018
    26 Nov

    Variation of conditions 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9 and removal of condition 8 pursuant to planning permission…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/18/03604/VOC
  4. 2018
    26 Nov

    Variation/removal of condition number(s): 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 pursuant to planning…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/18/03605/VOC
  5. 2018
    2 Nov

    Erection of 3no. blocks comprising 6no. industrial units (Use Class B2/B8) with associated car parking and…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/18/03358/FPA
  6. 2018
    23 Feb

    Non-material amendment to DM/16/01744/VOC

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/18/00627/NMA

Planning constraints

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.

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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