8 Kemble Green North Newton Aycliffe DL5 5AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use to mixed residential and hairdressing salon (Sui Generis) and garage conversion. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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 3
Last sold for £115,000 in January 2022. Terraced 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 April 2019, 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
- DL5 5AL
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Parish
- Great Aycliffe
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Full Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14725190
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14725190
- Neighbours
- 27 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 4 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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