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Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/03472/OUT Outline Application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of the former Elephant House and former Giraffe House and associated buildings and development of up to 800 dwellings (Use Class C3) and ancillary uses (Use Class E & Sui Generis (p)) alongside associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping with all matters reserved except for access

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03472/OUT

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03472/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Lumley And West Rainton
Parish
Bournmoor
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DH3 4DX

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 21 applications since 2024: 15 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02152/NMA Awaiting decision

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Non-Material Amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/21/00216/RM (as amended by DM/23/01775/NMA) comprising amendments to approved plans list

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01949/NMA Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Non-material amendment to condition 1 (approved plans) of DM/22/00511/RM (as amended) to amend paving details

    Decided 7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01599/NMA Awaiting decision

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Non-material amendment to amend the wording of Condition 5 (access from A183) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/03350/NMA)

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01346/RM Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Approval of reserved matters in relation to landscape for orchard planting pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended)

    Decided 29 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • DM/26/00661/DRC Awaiting decision

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Discharge of condition 27 (phasing statement) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/03350/NMA)

    Submitted 16 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/00156/DRC Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Application to discharge condition 23 (sustainability statement) of DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/03350/NMA) for part Cell R7 (as defined by DM/22/00511/RM) and part Cell C1 (as defined by DM/21/00970/RM)

    Decided 26 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03392/DRC Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Discharge of condition 9 (archaeology) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/00952/NMA) in relation to Cell E1

    Decided 5 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03350/NMA Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Non-material Amendment Application to amend the description of development pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/00952/NMA).

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/03349/RM Granted

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping) for residential development in relation to Cell R1, Cell R2 (part), Cell R3 (part) and a Haul Road pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended)

    Decided 15 Jun 2026 Reserved matters
  • DM/25/03240/NMA Withdrawn

    Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    Non-material amendment to the wording of conditions 26 (delivery of commercial floorspace) and 27 (phasing statement for remaining commercial floorspace) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended)

    Decided 16 Dec 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 February 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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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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185 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 outline applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    DM/25/02778/DRC Submitted 3 Oct 2025 34m away

    Discharge of Condition 8 (WSI) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/00952/NMA) in relation to Cells R1, (parts) R2 and R3

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Lambton Park Chester Road Bournmoor

    DM/23/00530/DRC Submitted 23 Feb 2023 34m away

    Partial discharge of Condition 30 (Employment and Skills Plan) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/20/00716/NMA) in relation to in relation to the western entrance (known as Hedworth Green as identified in application ref DM/19/02851/RM as amended by DM/22/03773/NMA)

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Cell R1, Part Cell R2, Part Cell R3 And Part Cell R4 Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    DM/25/03300/DRC Submitted 24 Nov 2025 34m away

    Discharge of Condition 13 (coal mining) and parts i and ii of Condition 10 (land contamination) pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/25/03350/NMA) in relation to development Cell R1, part Cell R2, Part Cell R3, and Part Cell R4 & part iii of Condition 10 in relation to development Cell R1, part Cell R2, Part Cell R3, and Part Cell R4 excluding Plot 2 of Part R2 and Plots 3, 4, 6, 7 and 14 of Part Cell R3 (as identified by DM/25/03349/RM)

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

    DM/24/02603/DRC Submitted 20 Sep 2024 34m away

    Partial discharge of Conditions 14 (foul and surface water drainage), 16 (CEMP), 20 (hard and soft landscaping details) and 30 (employment and skills plan) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/20/00716/NMA) in relation to the diversion of a culvert running from Cell R7 to R8 (intersecting Cells R5, R6 and R9) (as identified in app. ref. DM/24/01867/RM)

    Granted Conditions 12 docs

  • Lambton Park Chester Road Bournmoor

    DM/22/03809/DRC Submitted 22 Dec 2022 34m away

    Discharge of Condition 20 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) pursuant to permission DM/15/02714/OUT (as amended by DM/20/00716/NMA) insofar as it relates to Development Cells (part) R2, R3 and R4 (Western Entrance - known as Hedworth Green as identified in application ref DM/19/02851/RM as amended by DM/22/03773/NMA)

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • Lambton Park Chester Road Bournmoor

    DM/22/02479/RM Submitted 24 Aug 2022 34m away

    Reserved matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for an electricity substation with associated infrastructure pursuant to DM/15/02714/OUT

    Granted Reserved matters 9 docs

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