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Land To The South Of Ashford Grove Thornley DH6 3AD

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/19/03665/OUT Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Outline application for residential development for up to 40 no. dwellings with all matters reserved (description amended)

As published by the council, reference DM/19/03665/OUT

Application record

Reference
DM/19/03665/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Nov 2019
Validated
6 Mar 2020
Ward
Trimdon And Thornley (Historic)
Parish
Thornley
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DH6 3AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2019

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Mar 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 May 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Fitz Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 2007 · Sunderland

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

42 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided outline applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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