Whitehill Park Social Club Gainford Chester-le-Street DH2 2EP
Approved on 24 May 2021
Fast Track
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Proposal
Proposed works to former club (recently granted approval DM/20/01463/FPA for change of use to a mixed use including education/training, community cafe and community function/hire rooms) to include: installation of metal roller security shutters, replacement of existing damaged upvc emergency exit doors, addition of markings to car park layout of site car park, relocation of cycle rack and shelter, siting of a storage container on site and formation of additional staff car parking (revised & resubmitted).
- Received
- 29 March 2021
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street West Central
- ReceivedReceived29 Mar
- ValidatedValidated30 Mar
- Consult.Consultation4 May
- TargetTarget Date25 May
- DecidedDecided24 May
Decided in 55 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 56 days. 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
- 30 March 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 14 May 2021
- Consultation start
- 13 April 2021
- Consultation end
- 4 May 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 April 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 May 2021
- Last date for comments
- 14 May 2021
- Target decision date
- 25 May 2021
- Permission expires
- 24 May 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 April 2021
- Site notice end
- 14 May 2021
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
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
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