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Metal Drum Company Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0NU

Granted County Durham DM/25/01901/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Existing office refurbishment and partial demolition of the derelict portion of the building.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01901/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01901/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
15 Jul 2025
Decided
18 Sep 2025
Ward
Chilton
Parish
Chilton
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL17 0NU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/22/03648/FPA Granted

    Metal Drum Company Chilton Industrial Estate Chilton Ferryhill DL17 0NU

    Installation of six ground mounted Solar PV system

    Decided 1 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Greatspace Architects ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 18 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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