Planning application
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full retail fitout of a vacant unit into a retail banking hub. Works include: External: Installation of new brand signage, associated signage plus making good external building fabric. Internal: Partition alterations to form new secure office, installation of standard furniture components and associated redecoration and floor finishes. Installation of new internal directory of services, external facing
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01807/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01807/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 7 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Stanley
- Parish
- Stanley
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH9 0SZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/01808/AD Granted
65 Front Street Stanley DH9 0SZ
Fascia signs, projecting signs, vinyls, window posters, directory of services, nameplate, CCTV signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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8 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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29 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Lewis Hickey Ltd Agent
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County Durham granted permission on 29 August 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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