Planning application
Unit M Arnison Retail Centre Pity Me Durham DH1 5GB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for use of premises as a pet care and treatment facility (Class E - Commercial, Business and Service) and the insertion of floorspace at mezzanine level.
As published by the council, reference DM/23/00466/CPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/23/00466/CPO
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall (Historic)
- Parish
- Framwellgate Moor
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- DH1 5GB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/23/00483/FPA Granted
Unit M Arnison Retail Centre Pity Me Durham DH1 5GB
Installation of two A/C units and a gas cylinder cage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2023
Received by County Durham
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20 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Oct 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1991 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 17 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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