Land To The East Of 11 Belsay Close Ferryhill DL17 8SX Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02290/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of open amenity land to private garden with erection of boundary fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

21 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

1 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Durham's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF VARIOUS PHOTOS INDICATING PROPOSED WORKS Drawing · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

Local nature reserve 148 m away: Ferryhill Carrs

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.

SSSI 148 m away: The Carrs SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ferryhill built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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: DL17 8SX
Received: 1 Sept 2026
Validated: 21 Sept 2026
Ward: Ferryhill
Parish: Ferryhill
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides changes of use by day 57.

prediction

Day 1839 days to the predicted decision (day 57)

50%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

13%go to committee

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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15192661
Planning Portal ref: PP-15192661
Neighbours: 1 Oct 2026
Consultation: 1 Oct 2026
Comments by: 22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Land Adjacent 4 Belsay Close Ferryhill DL17 8SX

Change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of fencing (retrospective)

DM/17/02895/FPA 6 Mar 2018

2016 Withdrawn

3 Belsay Close Ferryhill DL17 8SX

Change of use to office

DM/16/04004/FPA 23 Jan 2017

Durham

Planning Authority Score

5.2/10

Average

#137 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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