Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access. The application seeks amendments to Conditions 5 (Contaminated Land - Phase 4) and 9 (Habitat Completion) of the planning permission.
- Received
- 11 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 October 2026
- Council
- Durham County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation6 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD. Durham has handled 17,928 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 145 applications in total for the DH4 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Durham
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Jun
Discharge of Condition 3 (Highways) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/01633/DRC - 202623 Jun
Installation of 2no rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of…
PendingApplicationDM/26/01617/FPA - 202627 May
Installation of 3no. Vinyl, 3no. Pole mounted dibond sign, 1no. Promotional banner and 1no. Gantry
PendingAdvertisement consentDM/26/01322/AD - 202628 Apr
Replacement shopfront and installation of external plant and ventilation equipment associated with Use Class…
PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/26/01073/FPA - 202628 Apr
1no. fascia sign and 1no. projecting sign
PendingAdvertisement consentDM/26/01074/AD - 202626 Mar
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contaminated Land) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA
PendingDischarge of conditionsDM/26/00779/DRC
Planning constraints
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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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