Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SW Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03584/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 5 (lighting) 12 (landscape management, 16 (Cycle Storage) and 22 (Waste Management Plan) for new foodstore (). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
18 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · DRC Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chester-le-Street built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
DH3 3SW
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
DRC Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14584153
Planning Portal ref
PP-14584153
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
25 May 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree DH3 3SW
Erection of a foodstore (Use Class E) with associated access, parking, servicing area and…
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2019 Approved
Bus Shelter Picktree Lane Picktree
Display of a double sided advertising panel within bus shelter
DM/19/02409/AD
2017 Refused
Picktree Court Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SY
Change of use from offices to a children's role play centre (not a childcare centre)
DM/17/01777/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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