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University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW

DM/22/02388/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 January 2023

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a two storey Emergency Department and surface car parking with associated demolition of Dryburn House and other existing outbuildings.

Received
17 August 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Neville's Cross (Historic)
Agent
IKON Architecture Limited
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated25 Aug
  3. Consult.14 Dec
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided11 Jan

Decided in 139 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 147 days, 13 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,246 applications in total for the DH1 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
DH1 5TW
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 August 2022
Consultation expiry
15 December 2022
Consultation start
30 November 2022
Consultation end
14 December 2022
Neighbour consultation start
22 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
15 December 2022
Last date for comments
15 December 2022
Target decision date
3 November 2022
Permission expires
11 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
IKON Architecture Limited
Architect profile
IKON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
4C Mercury Court Manse Lane North Yorkshire Knaresborough HG5 8LF

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 September 2022
Advertisement expiry
22 September 2022
Site notice start
2 September 2022
Site notice end
23 September 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11437447
Documents
60

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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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  2. 2023
    12 May

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Relocation of memorial garden) and 11 (Travel Plan) pursuant of planning…

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  3. 2022
    17 Aug

    Erection of a two storey Emergency Department and surface car parking with associated demolition of Dryburn…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/22/02388/FPA

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