Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of 2no rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of the planned retail unit development, including one fully accessible EV charging bay Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Other documents 8
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £300,000 in April 2026. Other property, 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 May 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DH4 6AD
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- Parish
- Little Lumley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15018737
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15018737
- Neighbours
- 6 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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