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Busy Bears Nursery Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7AA

DM/20/02383/FPAFull Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Extend existing car park to the south

Received
21 August 2020
Decided
19 October 2020 · Approved
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Deerness (Historic)
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Durham95% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at Busy Bears Nursery Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7AA. Durham has handled 11,059 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 59 days, 4 days longer than Durham's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,232 applications in total for the DH7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DM/20/02383/FPA
Address
Busy Bears Nursery Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7AA
Postcode
DH7 7AA
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Deerness (Historic)
Parish
Bearpark

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Ashdown Architects Ltd.
Agent Address
The Studio 47 Fieldhouse Lane Durham City DH1 4LT

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 August 2020
Consultation Expiry
15 September 2020
Target Decision Date
19 October 2020
Date Decided
19 October 2020
Date Validated
24 August 2020
Date Submitted
21 August 2020
Consultation Start
25 August 2020
Consultation End
15 September 2020
Neighbour Consultation Start
25 August 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
15 September 2020
Last Date for Comments
15 September 2020
Permission Expires
19 October 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Fast Track
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09004452
Documents
7
Coordinates
54.781784, -1.630222
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    10 Dec

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 pursuant to planning approval DM/20/02383/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/20/00414
  2. 2020
    21 Aug

    Extend existing car park to the south

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/20/02383/FPA

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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