Raffyard House Raby Park Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AH Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01113/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Permission is sought for a 3 year temporary change of use from residential to retail use. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:09

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Application progress

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Received

1 May 2026

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Validated

1 Jun 2026

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Consultation

3 Jun 2026

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Approved

27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SUPERSEDED - GROUND & FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT PLANS Superseded · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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.

Registered park or garden: Raby Castle

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

11 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area433 m² (4,661 sq ft)

Energy ratingG (13 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

24 Aug 2026Pending

Raby Castle Cricket Ground Raby Park Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AH

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24 Aug 2026Pending

Raby Castle Cricket Ground Raby Park Staindrop Darlington DL2 3AH

Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to approval DM/25/03210/FPA

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Important details

Council: Durham
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: DL2 3AH
Received: 1 May 2026
Validated: 1 Jun 2026
Ward: Lower Teesdale
Parish: Raby With Keverstone
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Jul 2026
Decision: Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date: 27 Jul 2026
Decision level: Fast Track
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

This one56d

Council58d

UK56d

48%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

14%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14901713
Planning Portal ref: PP-14901713
Neighbours: 3 Jun 2026
Consultation: 3 Jun 2026
Comments by: 3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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.