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22 Bessemer Street Blackhill Consett DH8 5SS

DM/23/01838/ADAdvertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 14 September 2023

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Proposal

Advertisement consent for one fascia sign and window signage with opaque decals.

Received
21 June 2023
Decision level
Advertisement
Ward
Consett North (Historic)
Agent
4:18 Architecture
  1. Received21 Jun
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 22 Bessemer Street Blackhill Consett DH8 5SS. Durham has handled 487 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Blackhill conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.

97% of advertising 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
DH8 5SS
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2023
Consultation expiry
11 August 2023
Consultation start
21 July 2023
Consultation end
11 August 2023
Target decision date
15 September 2023
Permission expires
14 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
4:18 Architecture
Agent address
3 Pallett Hill Catterick Village DL10 7NT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12251160
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Blackhill
  • 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, 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.

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    21 Jun

    Works to shop front to include new grey PVC windows and new entrance door

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongsideDM/23/01837/FPA
  2. 2023
    21 Jun

    Advertisement consent for one fascia sign and window signage with opaque decals.

    This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consentDM/23/01838/AD

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