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Club 24 West Road Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HU

DM/25/02487/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 27 April 2026

Planning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from business centre Class E(g) to new convenience store Class E(a) at ground floor and extension of existing residential (C3) at first floor. New shop frontage at ground floor level with internal alterations

Received
8 September 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Annfield Plain And Tanfield
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 213 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Club 24 West Road Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HU. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 231 days, 25 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Annfield Plain And Tanfield. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development to the ground floor by virtue of its operation as a convenience store would adversely impact the amenity of surrounding occupiers in terms of noise and general disturbance contrary to Policies 29 and 31 of the County Durham Plan and Parts 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework. STATEMENT OF PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT In accordance with Article 35(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has, without prejudice to a fair and objective assessment of the proposals, issues raised and representations received, sought to work with the applicant in a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DH9 8HU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stanley

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2025
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Consultation start
27 January 2026
Consultation end
10 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 December 2025
Last date for comments
17 December 2025
Target decision date
21 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Collaborative Deisign
Agent address
65 Elmwood Park Court Great Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE13 9BP

Planning decision

Case officer
Jayne Pallas
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 October 2025
Site notice end
30 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14305825
Documents
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Annfield PlainNext to the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Annfield PlainNext to the site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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    8 Sep

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