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13 Primrose Gardens Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1RL

DM/23/01090/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 November 2023

Fast Track

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from a residential use to commercial use in order to extend and provide storage space for the adjoining retail unit at number 14 Primrose Gardens.

Received
19 April 2023
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Pelton
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.19 Oct
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 13 Primrose Gardens Ouston Chester-le-street DH2 1RL. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 196 days, 20 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Pelton. 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 1RL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ouston

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2023
Consultation expiry
19 October 2023
Consultation start
12 October 2023
Consultation end
19 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
30 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
20 September 2023
Last date for comments
21 September 2023
Target decision date
16 October 2023
Permission expires
1 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
30 August 2023
Site notice end
20 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12085327
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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