Land To The West North Of Willow Tree Cottage Pelton DH2 1HZ

DM/26/00727/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to facilitate maintenance of sewage infrastructure by Northumbrian Water, provision of access, hardstanding and associated works

Received: 23 March 2026
Decision due: 18 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Pelton

ReceivedReceived23 Mar
ValidatedValidated23 Mar
Consult.Consultation28 Apr
TargetTarget Date18 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land To The West North Of Willow Tree Cottage Pelton DH2 1HZ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Pelton. We hold 1,689 applications in total for the DH2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: DH2 1HZ
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Pelton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 13 May 2026
Consultation start: 7 April 2026
Consultation end: 28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 7 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 28 April 2026
Last date for comments: 13 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Applicant company

Northumbrian Water Limited

Company number 02366703

Status: Active
Type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 1 Apr 1989 (37 years old)
Nature of business: Water collection, treatment and supply; Sewerage
Registered office: Pity Me

6 other planning applications by this company in Northumberland (County), Durham and North Tyneside.

26/03818/FUL · Northumberland (County) · Parish Haugh Sewage Works Sewage Works Road Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6JX
26/03695/DISCON · Northumberland (County) · Whittle Dene Treatment Works Harlow Hill Northumberland NE15 0QA
26/03526/NONMAT · Northumberland (County) · Land East Of Dunstanburgh Road Craster Northumberland
DM/26/02339/DRC · Durham · Sewage Treatment Works Hurworth Burn Road Trimdon TS29 6LT
26/02707/DISCON · Northumberland (County) · Whittle Dene Treatment Works Harlow Hill Northumberland NE15 0QA

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Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 22 April 2026
Site notice end: 13 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14526443
Documents: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: County DurhamPart of 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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