Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Proposal
Outline application for the demolition of the former Elephant House and former Giraffe House and associated buildings and development of up to 800 dwellings (Use Class C3) and ancillary uses (Use Class E & Sui Generis (p)) alongside associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping with all matters reserved except for access
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- ReceivedReceived15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated16 Dec
- Consult.Consultation7 Sep
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided
This is an outline application for demolition at Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 15 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Lumley And West Rainton. We hold 665 applications in total for the DH3 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Oct
Application to discharge condition 19 (extraction details) of outline planning permission DM/15/02714/OUT
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/02763/DRC - 202618 Aug
Non-Material Amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/21/00216/RM
PendingNon-material amendmentDM/26/02152/NMA - 202629 Jul
Non-material amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) of DM/22/00511/RM
PendingNon-material amendmentDM/26/01949/NMA - 202623 Jun
Non-material amendment to amend the wording of Condition 5 (access from A183) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT
PendingNon-material amendmentDM/26/01599/NMA - 202629 May
Approval of reserved matters in relation to landscape for orchard planting pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT
PendingReserved mattersDM/26/01346/RM - 202616 Mar
Discharge of condition 27 (phasing statement) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/00661/DRC - 20252 Dec
Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping) for residential development in…
PendingReserved mattersDM/25/03349/RM - 20251 Dec
Non-material Amendment Application to amend the description of development pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/25/03350/NMA - 202518 Nov
Non-material amendment to the wording of conditions 26 (delivery of commercial floorspace) and 27 (phasing…
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentDM/25/03240/NMA - 202516 Oct
Discharge of condition 4 (landscape maintenance) pursuant to DM/23/01359/FPA
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/25/02919/DRC - 202516 Apr
Non-material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/24/01867/RM
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/25/01049/NMA - 202320 Dec
Two totem board signs located to either side of the Eastern Entrance roundabout and one directional sign at…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentDM/23/03822/AD
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: County Durham
- 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)
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