Planning application
Site Of Former Country Style Foods Ltd Armstrong Road North East Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 5AJ
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full planning permission for residential development of 70no. affordable dwellings, open space, and associated landscaping and infrastructure
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02235/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02235/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Peterlee
- Parish
- Peterlee
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- SR8 5AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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15 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
75 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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