Arden House 35 Prospect View West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6RP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from class E to class F1 and F2 (use of Building as a community hub and for alternative education provision). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Fast Track · Last checked 8 Aug 2026
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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 6RP
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- Parish
- West Rainton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Decision date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A.M.Watt Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 20 days slower than Durham's median of 57 for changes of use. 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
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14954422
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14954422
- Neighbours
- 29 May 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 3 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Jul 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.
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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