Former Barclays Bank 71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TA

DM/23/01550/PNCPrior Notification Change of UseApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 28 July 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed change of use of upper floors of former bank (use class E) to two residential flats (1x one bedroom flat and 1x three bedroom duplex flat).

Received: 24 May 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Tanfield
Agent: Anton Lang Planning Services Ltd

ReceivedReceived24 May
ValidatedValidated2 Jun
Consult.Consultation3 Jul
TargetTarget Date28 Jul
DecidedDecided28 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Barclays Bank 71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TA. Durham has handled 488 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 postcode area.

96% of amendment 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: DH9 0TA
Application type: Prior Notification Change of Use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Stanley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 June 2023
Consultation expiry: 6 July 2023
Consultation start: 12 June 2023
Consultation end: 3 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 12 June 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 3 July 2023
Last date for comments: 6 July 2023
Target decision date: 28 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Anton Lang Planning Services Ltd
Agent address: C/O Mohammad Khalaghe C/O 11 The Lonnen Ryton Gateshead Borough Tyne And Wear NE40 3EY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 15 June 2023
Site notice end: 6 July 2023

Additional information

Documents: 24

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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Associated applications

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Change of use of former bank premises across all levels (class E) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) across…
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2023
24 May
Proposed change of use of upper floors of former bank (use class E) to two residential flats (1x one bedroom…
This applicationApprovedAmendmentDM/23/01550/PNC

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