Planning application
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA (industrial unit) to undertake build in phases with a smaller footprint of building proposed in initial phase with possible previous footprint expansion in second phase.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01114/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01114/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved subject to S106
- Received
- 25 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- North Lodge
- Parish
- North Lodge
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00457/DRC Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 12 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to Phase 4 Verification Report for any contaminated ground.
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DM/25/03564/DRC Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to landscaping.
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DM/25/02918/AD Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street
2 No. attached building signs to east and north elevations plus site signage at commercial vehicle and car park access points from Drum Road
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DM/25/02078/DRC Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA (industrial building) relating to roofing and wall cladding materials
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DM/24/01675/NMA Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA for alterations to layout, external works and fencing detail.
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DM/22/01124/FPA Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Construction of employment uses (Industrial/warehouse development) of 6 No. detached units totalling 14,354sqm
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Apr 2025
Received by County Durham
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28 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved subject to S106
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29 Sep 2026
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QAD Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds
Active · incorporated 2005 · Leeds
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 27 October 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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