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Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Durham

DM/23/01977/FPAFull Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Use of land for B8 storage purposes, together with associated hard surfacing and erection of perimeter fencing.

Received
5 July 2023
Decided
8 September 2023 · Approved
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Aug
  4. Target14 Sep
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Durham95% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Durham. Durham has handled 10,932 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 65 days, 10 days longer than Durham's median. There have been 13 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
DM/23/01977/FPA
Address
Former LG Philips Site Belmont Industrial Estate Durham
Local Authority
Durham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Belmont (Historic)
Parish
Belmont

Applicant & Agent

Agent
ELG Planning
Agent Address
Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 July 2023
Consultation Expiry
24 August 2023
Target Decision Date
14 September 2023
Date Decided
8 September 2023
Date Validated
20 July 2023
Date Submitted
5 July 2023
Consultation Start
25 July 2023
Consultation End
15 August 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
25 July 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
15 August 2023
Last Date for Comments
24 August 2023
Permission Expires
8 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Fast Track
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
3 August 2023
Advertisement Expiry
24 August 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12283152
Documents
9
Coordinates
54.790737, -1.534809
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Durham

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    18 Sep

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01977/FPA

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDM/23/02790/NMA
  2. 2023
    5 Jul

    Use of land for B8 storage purposes, together with associated hard surfacing and erection of perimeter…

    This applicationApprovedFullDM/23/01977/FPA

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    25 Apr

    Discharge of condition 2 (contamination verification) pursuant to DM/18/03604/VOC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/25/01117/DRC
  2. 2023
    19 May

    Partial discharge of condition 3 to planning permission DM/22/00422/VOC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/23/01426/DRC
  3. 2023
    27 Mar

    Discharge of condition 3 (completion statement) relating to Spey House only and pursuant to DM/22/00422/VOC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/23/00866/DRC
  4. 2022
    6 Oct

    Discharge of condition 14 (cycle storage) of planning permission DM/21/02468/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/22/02951/DRC
  5. 2022
    12 Apr

    Discharge of condition 13 of DM/21/02468/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/22/00128
  6. 2022
    14 Feb

    Removal of BREEAM condition no. 16 of DM/21/02468/FPA

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/22/00422/VOC

Planning constraints

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.

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

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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