Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00534/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Revised bus layby arrangement, bus shelters and landscaping associated with transport hub and active travel scheme approved under planning permission ref: . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 4

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
SSSI 476 m away: Hesledon Moor East SSSI; Inside the Murton (County Durham) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
SR7 9HU
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved BNG Required
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Fast Track
Applicant
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Agent
WSP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14680583
Neighbours
6 Mar 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Comments by
27 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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