17 Office Square Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01765/LB - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration
Change of useExtensions & alterationsSigns & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Hair and Beauty Salon (Class E) including internal alterations and installation of hanging sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
9 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 68. The consultation period closed on 14 Aug 2026.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING, HERITAGE, LISTED BUILDING AND ADVERTISEMENT STATEMENT Supporting Information · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF STAINDROP PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF PRESS NOTICE Press Notice · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 15-18, Office Square
List entry 1338623 · 4 m from the pin · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (38 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Staindrop 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 130 m away: Raby Castle; Inside the Staindrop built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DL2 3NG
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Staindrop
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Glasper Lee Design Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 68, past the statutory target. 83% of changes of use in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 8 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 6812 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15066175
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Keswick House 27 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NB
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2025 Approved
Staindrop House 14 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH
T1 - Cherry - Fell
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2025 Approved
15A Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LZ
Holly tree to be pollarded - Section 211 notice
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2025 Approved
Yew Tree House 16A Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH
Sycamore tree within the rear garden - fell to ground level and grind out stool due to pr…
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2025 Approved
6 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH
Retrospective: replace old and leaking roof with new roof in natural slate using breathab…
DM/25/00603/LB
2025
2 - 3 Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL
Internal and external refurbishment and alterations, window vinyls, externally illuminate…
DM/25/00867/LB
2025
2 - 3 Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL
2 no. externally illuminated timber framed hand painted signs to the north and west eleva…
DM/25/00852/AD
2024 Approved
7 - 8 Almshouses Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NQ
To install a notice board with an insert detailing the history of the Almshouses. The not…
DM/24/02866/AD
2024 Withdrawn
2 - 3 Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL
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DM/24/02306/AD
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2024 Approved
Melrose Cottage Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL
Replacement windows and doors
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2024 Approved
Melrose Cottage Central Buildings Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3JL
Replacement windows and doors
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2023 Approved
16 Office Square Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NG
Gas supply box to front and flue to rear roof
DM/23/03560/FPA
2023 Approved
16 Office Square Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NG
Gas supply box to front and flue to rear roof
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2023 Approved
10 Dovecote Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NA
Conversion of outbuildings to form family annex
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2022 Approved
15 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LZ
Replace conservatory glazed roof with tiled including rooflights
DM/22/02800/LB
2022 Approved
15 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3LZ
Replace conservatory glazed roof with tiled including rooflights
DM/22/02609/FPA
2022 Approved
15 Office Square Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NG
Replacement windows
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2021 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Refused
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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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