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Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street

Granted County Durham DM/25/02918/AD Advertisement Consent

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

Proposal

2 No. attached building signs to east and north elevations plus site signage at commercial vehicle and car park access points from Drum Road

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02918/AD

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02918/AD
Type
Advertisement Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
9 Dec 2025
Ward
North Lodge
Parish
North Lodge
Decision by
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Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00457/DRC Granted

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 12 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to Phase 4 Verification Report for any contaminated ground.

    Decided 10 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03564/DRC Granted

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to landscaping.

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/02078/DRC Awaiting decision

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA (industrial building) relating to roofing and wall cladding materials

    Submitted 29 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/01675/NMA Granted

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA for alterations to layout, external works and fencing detail.

    Decided 7 Aug 2024 Amendments
  • DM/22/01124/FPA Granted

    Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street

    Construction of employment uses (Industrial/warehouse development) of 6 No. detached units totalling 14,354sqm

    Decided 16 Dec 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

QAD Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 2005 · Leeds

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 9 December 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.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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