Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of market garden site to B8 (storage and distribution) and retention of existing office building and associated cess pool. Erection of new storage building, stone wall and sliding gates. Retention of temporary caravan (associated with approval ) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 2
Associated applications 3
Part of
Conditions 1 varied
- FullChange of use of market garden site to B8 (storage and distribution) and retention of existing…This applicationDM/25/03465/FPA
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Site constraints 3
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 73, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 4 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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.
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Referenced application
Council archive
Land To The South Of Paradise Lane Witton Park DL14 0EA
Approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 3 no. dwellings and discharge of condition 6 (bat and bird boxes) pursuant to outline planning permission DM/21/00285/OUT
- Received
- 31 Mar 2022
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2022
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Outline
- Homes
- 3
The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.