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Land To The West Of Castlefields Bournmoor DH4 6HH

DM/26/01011/OUTOutline ApplicationAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline planning application comprising the erection of up to 200 dwellings, with drainage, access, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access.

Received
21 April 2026
Decision due
22 July 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Lumley And West Rainton
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land To The West Of Castlefields Bournmoor DH4 6HH. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Lumley And West Rainton. We hold 167 applications in total for the DH4 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).

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Application details

Postcode
DH4 6HH
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
200
Parish
Bournmoor

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026
Consultation expiry
21 May 2026
Consultation start
24 April 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 May 2026
Last date for comments
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
The Lumen St James' Boulevard Newcastle Helix Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 5BZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
21 May 2026
Site notice start
28 April 2026
Site notice end
19 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14754249
Documents
72

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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