8 Caragh Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Householder (No Objection) · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 6
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 2
Last sold for £130,000 in May 2026. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, 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
- DH2 3EA
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street South
- Parish
- No Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Householder (No Objection)
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 30 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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
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.
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