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2/04/00033/FUL

Land East Of Batleys Drum Road Drum Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street County Durham

Withdrawn County Durham Planning Application

Proposal

New car warehouse/showroom, associated facilities (including offices, workshops, customer creche & toilet facilities), external sales area (approx. 1150 spaces) & customer/trade parking.

As published by the council, reference 2/04/00033/FUL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2004

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Jun 2004

    Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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