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183 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RB

DM/26/02059/VOCVariation of ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 21 October 2026

Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredFast Track3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00832/FPA to amend the approved plans by altering the garage roof design to add two dormer windows

Received
5 August 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Benfieldside
Agent
GHBD Limited
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 183 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RB. Durham has handled 1,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

100% of conditions 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 0RB
Application type
Variation of Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2026
Consultation expiry
17 September 2026
Consultation start
17 August 2026
Consultation end
7 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 September 2026
Last date for comments
17 September 2026
Target decision date
1 October 2026
Permission expires
21 October 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
GHBD Limited
Architect profile
GHBD LTD
Agent address
99 Viewpoint Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Consett DH8 6BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 August 2026
Site notice end
17 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15138012
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Aug

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00832/FPA

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/26/02059/VOC
  2. 2026
    31 Mar

    Single storey side extension to existing dwelling plus replacement double garage

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationPart ofDM/26/00832/FPA

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