Planning application
Land West Of 96 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02794/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02794/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street North
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH3 3BA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/25/02795/AD Refused
Land West Of 96 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BA
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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