Planning application
4 - 5 Abbey House Abbeywoods Business Park Pity Me Durham DH1 5TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of the ground floor of the property as a 'super hub' for looked after children (Use Class F1).
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02530/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02530/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Framwellgate And Newton Hall
- Parish
- Framwellgate Moor
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH1 5TH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
10 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
-
19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
-
20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 14 November 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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