Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01650/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Validated
6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LETTER RE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Information · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF AGENT EMAIL RE CABLING Supporting Information · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRESS NOTICE Press Notice · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LETTER TO SITE PROVIDER Supporting Information · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SSSI UPGRADE DETAILS Supporting Information · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Information · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Vane Tempest Hall
List entry 1310775 · 1 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Durham City conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve 129 m away: Pelaw Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Durham built-up area; Green belt 24 m away: Tyne and Wear; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Air quality management area 92 m away: Durham County Council Air Quality Management Area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DH1 1QF
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
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Agent
WHP

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
67decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15023266
Planning Portal ref
PP-15023266
Neighbours
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
The installation of a 5.28m flagpole to support 3no. antennas with ancillary development
DM/23/03748/LB
2023 Approved
The installation of a 5.28m flagpole to support 3no. antennas with ancillary development
DM/23/03747/FPA
2023 Approved
Removal of 1 No. Tx rack and the installation of a 1 No. MSE cabinet within internal room…
DM/23/03483/LB
2023 Approved
Removal of 1 No. Tx rack and the installation of a 1 No. MSE cabinet within internal room…
DM/23/03482/FPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
123 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Felling and removal of 1no Ash (T1)
DM/25/02586/TCA
2024 Approved
Green Court Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QB
R072917006. Wild Cherry - Dismantle, Mechanical Stump removal, replace tree R072918001. S…
DM/24/02451/TPO
2024 Approved
St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Reduce 1no. horse chestnut tree by 3m in height and 1.5-2m in spread, with a 10% thin
DM/24/00892/TPO
2023 Approved
128 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Replacement of 3no. windows in like-for-like style to the front elevation, and replacemen…
DM/23/02409/LB
2023 Approved
St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Single storey side extension to create coffee shop and facilities, raise forecourt canopy…
DM/23/01742/FPA
2023 Refused
St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
T1. Common Horse Chestnut - To remove to ground level
DM/23/01470/TCA
2021 Approved
115 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Conversion of vacant dwelling to provide 4no. 2 bedroom residential apartments (C3), sing…
DM/21/00669/FPA
2022 Approved
Telecommunications Mast Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF
Proposed alterations to existing telecommunications installation on rooftop
DM/22/00558/LB
2022 Approved
Telecommunications Mast Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF
Proposed alterations to existing telecommunications installation on rooftop
DM/22/00557/FPA
2021 Approved
St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Removal of 15m Jupiter pole and 3 no. cabinets and installation of 20m Orion pole includi…
DM/21/01421/FPA
2021 Withdrawn
114 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Change of use from former bridal shop (Class E) to Drinking Establishment (sui generis)
DM/21/02817/FPA
2021 Approved
Webster House Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Prune branch tips which overhang car park by upto 2m and prune to give 2m clearance from…
DM/21/03721/TCA
2021 Approved
2 Maynards Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QF
Resubmission of approved application DM/21/00861/FPA for change of use from ground floor…
DM/21/02314/FPA
2021 Approved
3A Sunderland Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 2LH
2 x Non illumined fascia signs to first floor, 1 x front elevation , 1 x side elevation
DM/21/00779/AD
2021 Approved
2 Maynards Row Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QF
Change of use from takeaway to residential apartment
DM/21/00861/FPA
2020 Approved
Lime Garth Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Reduce Height by 3m and Prune Sides to Balance 1No Laburnum Tree and Crown Reduction and…
DM/20/02806/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
1 St Giles Studios 110 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Display of 2 no. signs to the front and side elevations
DM/20/02015/AD
2020 Approved
113 - 114 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Replacement windows
DM/20/01260/FPA
2019 Approved
9 St Giles Close Gilesgate Durham DH1 1XH
Detached shed to rear
DM/19/03200/FPA
2019 Approved
6 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to a small HMO (use Class C4).
DM/19/02308/FPA
2016 Approved
6 Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Change of use of dwelling (use class C3) to office at ground floor (Use Class A2) and fla…
DM/16/02891/FPA
2016 Approved
125 - 126 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG
Listed Building Consent for the removal of existing roof covering, installing of new stru…
DM/16/02883/LB
2016 Approved
6 St Giles Close Gilesgate Durham DH1 1XH
Single-Storey Rear Extension
DM/16/02307/FPA
2016 Approved
St Giles Service Station Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Felling and Removal of 1No Chestnut Tree and 3No Elderberry Trees
DM/16/01941/TCA
2016 Approved
Lime Garth Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2JR
Replacement conservatory to rear.
DM/16/00866/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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