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Highfield House Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

Granted County Durham DM/25/02217/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from residential (C3) to care home (use class C2).

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02217/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02217/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Decided
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Parish
Haswell
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH6 2AG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01577/DRC Granted

    Highfield House Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

    Discharge of conditions 5 (cycle storage) and 6 (EV charging) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02217/FPA.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01577/DRC Granted

    Highfield House Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

    Discharge of conditions 5 (cycle storage) and 6 (EV charging) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02217/FPA.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Cummings Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 2015 · Sunderland

182 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 20 April 2026, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Highfield House Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

    DM/26/01577/DRC Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 5 (cycle storage) and 6 (EV charging) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02217/FPA.

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • Manor House 16 Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG

    DM/26/00792/FPA Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
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