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Land To The East Of 11 Methold Houses Beamish DH9 0RD

DM/26/01856/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 16 October 2026

Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

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Proposal

Retrospective application for the erection of 2 garden sheds on land to the side of No.11 Method Houses

Received
17 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pelton
Agent
Hammer and Pencil Ltd
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.18 Sep
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land To The East Of 11 Methold Houses Beamish DH9 0RD. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Pelton. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 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
DH9 0RD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Urpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2026
Consultation expiry
9 October 2026
Consultation start
28 August 2026
Consultation end
18 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 September 2026
Last date for comments
13 October 2026
Target decision date
16 October 2026
Permission expires
16 October 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hammer and Pencil Ltd
Agent address
Portland House Belmont Business Park Durham Durham DH1 1TW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 September 2026
Advertisement expiry
1 October 2026
Site notice start
18 September 2026
Site notice end
9 October 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15087708
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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