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Land Between Elm Close And Willington South Dene Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow

DM/25/00992/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Erection of 142no. dwellings, provision of access, landscaping and ancillary works

Received
9 April 2025
Decision due
16 July 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Agent
ELG Planning
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.30 Jul
  4. Target16 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (376)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Between Elm Close And Willington South Dene Hunwick Lane Sunnybrow. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Willington And Hunwick.

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
142
Parish
Greater Willington

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2025
Consultation expiry
30 July 2025
Consultation start
9 July 2025
Consultation end
30 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
17 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
8 May 2025
Last date for comments
30 May 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 May 2025
Advertisement expiry
22 May 2025
Site notice start
9 May 2025
Site notice end
30 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13788892
Documents
376

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Ancient woodland: Willington DeanPart of the site

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, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2014
    27 Aug

    Outline application for up to 150 dwellings

    ApprovedOutline ApplicationDM/14/02574/OUT

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Before the decision

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

Consultants on this application

  • Fairhurst Group LLP
    18.8 miNewcastle upon Tyne
    RTPI
  • GFW
    29.2 miBedale
    RTPI
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