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The Fountain 41 Medomsley Road Consett DH8 5HG

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/03436/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Windows or glazing

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Proposal

Change of use of first floor and attic to create 3no. residential flats; Construction of a two storey extension to rear of the property; replacement first floor windows; roof windows to front and rear roof elevations; raised deck to rear yard area, replacement ground floor windows (retrospective); installation of solid fuel flue pipe to gable elevation (retrospective)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03436/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03436/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Consett North
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH8 5HG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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GHBD Limited Agent, registered in Consett

Active · incorporated 2019 · Consett

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Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

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What 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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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