Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03499/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use and division of builders yard (Sui Generis) to builders yard and self-storage facility (B8) including installation of 14no. shipping containers, division of yard and new access, boundary treatment alterations, regarding of land and retaining walls Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.

The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 5

PDF BNG METRIC Supporting Information · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT Supporting Information · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT Supporting Information · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Information · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Information · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Witton Park built-up 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
West Auckland
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Glasper Lee Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Aug 2026
Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings