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53 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EL

DM/21/02396/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 August 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extension to rear of bungalow

Received
5 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 53 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 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
DL2 3EL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2021
Consultation expiry
6 August 2021
Consultation start
16 July 2021
Neighbour consultation start
16 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end
6 August 2021
Last date for comments
6 August 2021
Target decision date
31 August 2021
Permission expires
27 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10004891
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    22 Feb

    Amended design to planning consent DM/21/02396/FPA

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationRelatedDM/22/00534/FPA
  2. 2021
    5 Jul

    Extension to rear of bungalow

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/21/02396/FPA

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