Land And Buildings To The North Of 89 Derwent Street Blackhill DH8 8LT
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Proposal
Change of use and conversion of existing buildings to 6 no. residential units with associated works and parking (amended proposals)
- Received
- 14 January 2026
- Decision due
- 26 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Agent
- RR Town Planning
- ReceivedReceived14 Jan
- ValidatedValidated29 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Jul
- TargetTarget Date26 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land And Buildings To The North Of 89 Derwent Street Blackhill DH8 8LT. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Benfieldside. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 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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Application details
- Postcode
- DH8 8LT
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 November 2026
- Consultation start
- 21 October 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 October 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 November 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- RR Town Planning
- Agent address
- 309 Durham Road Consett Durham DH8 5NW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 17 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 10 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14598612
- Documents
- 34
Site 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.
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