The Old Miners Hall Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of the Old Miners Hall to a residential dwelling with new dropped kerb Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 29 Oct 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £160,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DH7 7AU
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Deerness
- Parish
- Bearpark
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision
- S106+Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RTM Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 245 days from validation, 187 days slower than Durham's median of 58 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14437162
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14437162
- Neighbours
- 3 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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