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2 Bowness Close Peterlee SR8 5NG

DM/26/02734/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from public open space to an enclosed residential garden (retrospective).

Received
12 October 2026
Decision due
16 December 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Peterlee
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 13 November.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 2 Bowness Close Peterlee SR8 5NG. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Peterlee. We hold 155 applications in total for the SR8 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
SR8 5NG
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Peterlee

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2026
Consultation expiry
13 November 2026
Consultation start
23 October 2026
Consultation end
13 November 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 November 2026
Last date for comments
13 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15289853
Documents
5

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.

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