3 Melbourne Terrace Sacriston Durham DH7 6BQ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01796/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Validated

14 Jul 2026

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Consultation

20 Jul 2026

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Approved

8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Householder (No Objection) · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 47 m away (reference 423548-010).

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

Coal mining risk assessments ↗

Public footpath 23 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Local nature reserve 242 m away: Sacriston Wood

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Sacriston 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £171,000 in May 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

15 May 2026£171,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 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: DH7 6BQ
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
Parish: Sacriston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Sept 2026
Decision: Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date: 8 Sept 2026
Decision level: Householder (No Objection)
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

This one56d

Council54d

UK56d

73%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

81decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15077065
Planning Portal ref: PP-15077065
Neighbours: 20 Jul 2026
Consultation: 20 Jul 2026
Comments by: 10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

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Forming of a new farm access including field gate, access ramp and embankment.

DM/20/00367/FPA 25 Mar 2020

2017 Approved

Land To The South Of Melbourne Villas Edmondsley Lane Sacriston DH7 6BG

Discharge of condition 4 of planning permission DM/17/00922/FPA relating to addressing co…

DRC/17/00206 10 Jul 2017

2017 Approved

Land To The South Of Melbourne Villas Edmondsley Lane Sacriston DH7 6BG

2 detached 2 storey dwellings

DM/17/00922/FPA 9 May 2017

2016 Approved

Land To The South Of Acorn Villa Edmondsley Lane Sacriston DH7 6BH

Change of use of part of field used for grazing purposes to 4no. detached dwellings, with…

DM/16/02246/FPA 30 Jan 2017

Durham

Planning Authority Score

5.2/10

Average

#137 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

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.