Brackenhill House Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2RA Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/01634/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Detached garage and storage unit with solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2025
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Validated
14 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
22 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 8 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 473.

The consultation period closed on 15 Aug 2025.

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 125 m away: Bracken Hill Wood
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: 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
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Peterlee built-up area; Priority habitat 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 2

Last sold for £630,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

25 October 2024£630,000
12 April 2005£375,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area523 m² (5,630 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DH6 2RA
Received
18 Jun 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Parish
Shotton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Marsfen Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 473, past the statutory target. 79% of full applications in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 473417 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
9%go to committee

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

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting2 neutral

33% object · below the UK average of 74%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14105428
Planning Portal ref
PP-14105428
Neighbours
22 Jul 2025
Consultation
22 Jul 2025
Comments by
15 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
25 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.