Site Of Former Weardale Steel Durham Road Wolsingham DL13 3HX Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00062/DRC - Details Reserved by Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Proposed partial discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination Phase 4) insofar as it relates to plots 27-60 and 87-91(inclusive) and not including approval of required soil cover and gas measures and full discharge of condition 24 (Hardstanding Materials) pursuant approval Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jan 2026
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Validated
22 Jan 2026
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Consultation
22 Jan 2026
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Approved
28 Apr 2026

Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · DRC Delegated · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DRC Delegated Report · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wolsingham built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
DL13 3HX
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Apr 2026
Decision level
DRC Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eden Rose Consulting Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14572355
Planning Portal ref
PP-14572355
Consultation
22 Jan 2026
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings