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DM/25/02726/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Validated
6 Jan 2026
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Consultation
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Householder (No Objection) · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Frosterley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 29 m away: St Botolph's Chapel, 280m north east of Frosterley Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 198 m away: North Pennines; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Frosterley built-up area; Priority habitat 15 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 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 3

Last sold for £96,500 in July 2001. Detached house, freehold.

30 July 2001£96,500
22 July 1998£84,000
6 March 1998£81,500

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

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DL13 2SF
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Decision level
Householder (No Objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Green Partnership Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than Durham's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14371466
Planning Portal ref
PP-14371466
Neighbours
6 Jan 2026
Consultation
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use