Land To The North West Of 17 Quilstyle Road Wheatley Hill DH6 3RF Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02071/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 15 (Highway Details), 20 (Landscaping), 28 (Substation) and 29 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Local nature reserve 244 m away: Gore Burn
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
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
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
DH6 3RF
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Thornley And Wheatley Hill
Parish
Wheatley Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
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