2 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02676/NMA - Non Material Amendment Pending Consideration
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non material amendment to condition 6 of planning permission to allow the bat licence requirement to be amended to the commencement of works affecting the bat roosts/existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 4 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BAT SURVEY Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 6 variation sought

    • AmendmentNon material amendment to condition 6 to allow the bat licence requirement to be amended…This applicationDM/26/02676/NMA

Site constraints 8

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.
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 ↗
Ancient woodland 8 m away: Strother Hills
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
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 Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Mill House, Grade II, 54 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hamsterley Mill built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £580,000 in May 2018. Detached house, freehold.

21 May 2018£580,000

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

Building

Floor area133 m² (1,432 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, 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
Non Material Amendment
Postcode
NE39 1NW
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Northern Bureau for Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15276499
Planning Portal ref
PP-15276499
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
First floor extension, detached garage outbuilding, rear garden retaining wall.
DM/23/02526/FPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Land North West Of 24 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill NE39 1NW
Erection of residential dwelling
DM/24/01516/FPA
2021 Approved
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Listed Building consent for the complete replacement of the roof, guttering, fascias and…
DM/21/00696/LB
2019 Withdrawn
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Replacement windows and sills to East and North ground elevations.
DM/19/00736/LB
2017 Approved
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Replace windows
DM/17/02202/LB
2016 Approved
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Discharge of planning conditions 4 and 5 pursuant to DM/16/00210/LB
DRC/16/00116
2016 Approved
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Listed Building consent for a replacement roof
DM/16/00210/LB
2016 Approved
Mill House Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW
Replacement roof
DM/16/00208/FPA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.