Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

DM/26/01073/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Replacement shopfront and installation of external plant and ventilation equipment associated with Use Class E unit

Received: 28 April 2026
Decision due: 24 June 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Lumley And West Rainton
Agent: JMS Planning & Development Ltd

ReceivedReceived28 Apr
ValidatedValidated29 Apr
Consult.Consultation27 May
TargetTarget Date24 Jun
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 7 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.

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: DH4 6AD
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Little Lumley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 28 May 2026
Consultation start: 6 May 2026
Consultation end: 27 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 27 May 2026
Last date for comments: 28 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: JMS Planning & Development Ltd
Agent address: Build Studios 203 Westminster Bridge Road Lambeth London SE1 7FR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 7 May 2026
Site notice end: 28 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14731131
Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Ancient woodland: Fencehouses Wood \+Next to 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, 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, 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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