Land To The West Of Belavista (Plot 53) Dunelm Stables Thornley DH6 3BN

DM/25/03147/RMReserved MattersApproved

Approved on 8 January 2026

Fast Track

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Reserved Matters Application for scale, appearance and landscape for erection of 1no detached dwelling and garage at Plot 53 pursuant of outline planning permission DM/22/00209/OUT

Received: 10 November 2025
Decision level: Fast Track
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Thornley And Wheatley Hill
Agent: Ryder Architects

ReceivedReceived10 Nov
ValidatedValidated13 Nov
Consult.Consultation4 Dec
TargetTarget Date8 Jan
DecidedDecided8 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a garage at Land To The West Of Belavista (Plot 53) Dunelm Stables Thornley DH6 3BN. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Thornley And Wheatley Hill. We hold 1,180 applications in total for the DH6 postcode area.

89% of outline applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: DH6 3BN
Application type: Reserved Matters
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Thornley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 29 December 2025
Consultation start: 13 November 2025
Consultation end: 4 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 13 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 4 December 2025
Last date for comments: 29 December 2025
Target decision date: 8 January 2026
Permission expires: 8 January 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Ryder Architects
Agent address: The Studio Sylvan Vista Brancepeth Village Durham DH7 8DT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 8 December 2025
Site notice end: 29 December 2025

Additional information

Documents: 23

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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

Source: Durham

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near DH6

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for new builds near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address