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DM/26/02176/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Public bridleway 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 14 m away: Waldridge Fell 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 9 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 14 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DH2 3SL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street South
Parish
Waldridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
465decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15167813
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Waldridge Cottage Waldridge Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Felling and removal of 1no Lime (T10)
DM/25/00332/TPO
2023 Approved
Woodside Waldridge Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Removal of branches to a lime tree which overhang the garden at 14 Lilburn Close.
DM/23/00327/TPO
2022 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Waldridge Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/0397…
DRC/22/00223
2019 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Erection of detached garage to front
DM/19/03975/FPA
2019 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Erection of detached garage to front
DM/19/03976/LB
2019 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear/side extension.
DM/19/03043/LB
2019 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Fell Tree T6 (Beech) and T7 (Beech)
DM/19/00437/TPO
2018 Approved
Waldridge Hall Farm Hauxley Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Installation of 2x conservation rooflights in rear offshoot, replacement of timber caseme…
DM/18/01286/LB
2018 Approved
Waldridge Cottage Warkworth Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3SL
Works to 8 No. trees (1 No. Beech, 5 No. Sycamore and 2 No. Lime) protected by a TPO
DM/18/00282/TPO
2016 Approved
Woodside Waldridge Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3RQ
Proposed Access Road
DM/16/03120/PNA
2016 Withdrawn
Land Adjacent Woodside Waldridge Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3RQ
Proposed new temporary access track (in connection with the felling and removal of woodla…
DM/16/01808/FPA
2016 Approved
Land On North Side Of Entrance To Brass Castle Farm Waldridge DH2 3SL
Erection of welcome sign
DM/16/00471/AD
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