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DM/25/02540/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Approved

Proposal

Discharge of condition 10 pursuant to planning permission relating to M4(2) verification. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
19 Sept 2025
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Appeal allowed
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · DRC Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 276 m away: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application; 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

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
SR7 9EL
Received
11 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Sept 2025
Decision level
DRC Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 4 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005147 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
T Manners & Sons

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14323883
Planning Portal ref
PP-14323883
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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