27 Priory Close Benfieldside Consett DH8 0SA
Approved on 16 March 2021
Householder (No Objection)
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Proposal
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling plus external works to garden including raised decking
- Received
- 4 February 2021
- Decision level
- Householder (No Objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Agent
- GHBD Limited
- ReceivedReceived4 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Mar
- TargetTarget Date2 Apr
- DecidedDecided16 Mar
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 27 Priory Close Benfieldside Consett DH8 0SA. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Benfieldside. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 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
- DH8 0SA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 February 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 1 March 2021
- Consultation start
- 8 February 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 8 February 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 March 2021
- Last date for comments
- 1 March 2021
- Target decision date
- 2 April 2021
- Permission expires
- 16 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- GHBD Limited
- Architect profile
- GHBD LTD
- Agent address
- Office 99 Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Consett DH8 6BP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09487997
- Documents
- 5
Site 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.
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