Land West Of Flass Vale Hall Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HR Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01846/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration
New homes

Proposal

Construction of 1no. self-build dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 12 Oct 2026; it is now day 81.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Consultation & comments 2

PDF DESIGN AND CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COAL AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 ↗
Durham City 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.
Local nature reserve 142 m away: Flass Vale
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered battlefield 217 m away: Battle of Neville's Cross 1346; Inside the Durham built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Open access land 22 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DH1 4HR
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hedley Planning Services

Decision outlook

Day 81, past the statutory target. 76% of new homes in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Oct 2026.

Day 814 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
54%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15032328
Planning Portal ref
PP-15032328
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Road Verge To The South Of Fernhill Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor DH1 4JZ
Replace 15m pole and 3no cabinets with 20.0m Orion pole supporting 6no antennas, 3no Remo…
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2017 Approved
Road Verge To The South Of Fernhill Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor DH1 4JZ
Prior notification for the installation of a 15m pole supporting 3no antenna, 2no dishes…
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2016 Approved
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Various works to 9no.trees
DM/16/00185/TPO
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings