Planning application
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 16 (landscaping implementation) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/01107/FPA to allow a reduction in the footprint of the sales building, alteration to the design/position of the compound/plant, reduction in the number of domestic fuel pumps and size of the domestic forecourt canopy, a reduction in the number of electric vehicle charging bays/EVC upstands including the reposition of the EVC infrastructure and alterations to car parking bays and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01069/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01069/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Thornley And Wheatley Hill
- Parish
- Wheatley Hill
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH6 3LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03178/AD Granted
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Display of various illuminated and non illuminated signage on the building and within the site boundary.
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DM/25/02977/DRC Granted
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Discharge of condition 9 (details on canopy, bin store, substation, cycle shelter, boundary and signage), 10 (broadband), 11 ( sustainability) and 13 (contaminated land remediation) of planning permission DM/25/01069/VOC for amendments to DM/23/01107/FPA for works to service station.
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DM/25/01539/DRC Granted
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Discharge of conditions 5 (right turning lane) and 12 (reinstate footway) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01107/FPA.
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DM/25/00800/DRC Granted
Wheatley Service Station Durham Road Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3LJ
Discharge of conditions 3 (contamination), 6 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 7 (scheme to install underground tanks) and 8 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning approval DM/23/01107/FPA.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2025
Received by County Durham
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22 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Sep 2026
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JMS Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Halesworth
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30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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.
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