21 Welbury Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 5AY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from open space to residential curtilage (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Fast Track · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1
Last sold for £38,500 in October 1996. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 19 days faster than Durham's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.
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.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 13 Nov 2025
- Consultation
- 13 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 19 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 28 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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