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Land West Of Marley Fields Wheatley Hill DH6 3BF

DM/26/02729/NMANon Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 6 November 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Non material amendment of planning application DM/23/02656/FPA to allow substitution of Detached Clifton House Type to replace Knaresborough House Type, Amendments to Semi-Detached Clifton House Type external appearance, elevations and floorplans to allow space for a M4(2) toilet, Amendments to the Lythe House Type Floor Plan and elevations to accommodate the addition of a hot water tank associated with an Air Source Heat Pump resulting in the ground floor layout changing, with a tweak to the entrance door location and a first floor window location has been slightly amended, Minor amendments to footpaths near to plots 59, 60, 17, 22 and 30, 32 to reflect S38 discussions with the Council, changes to the proposed bricks due to a change in the brick supplier; and amendment to Condition 16 to make it a compliance condition, rather than require the submission of a verification report before the occupation of each M4(2) dwelling.

Received
12 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Thornley And Wheatley Hill
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land West Of Marley Fields Wheatley Hill DH6 3BF. Durham has handled 488 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Thornley And Wheatley Hill. We hold 1,180 applications in total for the DH6 postcode area.

96% of amendment 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
DH6 3BF
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wheatley Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2026
Consultation start
23 October 2026
Consultation end
13 November 2026
Target decision date
18 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15283149
Documents
18

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
    12 Oct

    Non material amendment of planning application DM/23/02656/FPA

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/26/02729/NMA
  2. 2023
    22 Sep

    Erection of 64 dwellings with associated infrastructure, access and landscaping works (description amended)

    PendingApplicationPart ofDM/23/02656/FPA

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