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Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/03499/FPA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use and division of builders yard (Sui Generis) to builders yard and self-storage facility (B8) including installation of 14no. shipping containers, division of yard and new access, boundary treatment alterations, regarding of land and retaining walls

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03499/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03499/FPA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2026

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • DM/25/03465/FPA Awaiting decision

    Storage Yards And Land To The North Of Park Road Witton Park

    Change of use of market garden site to B8 (storage and distribution) and retention of existing office building and associated cess pool. Erection of new storage building, stone wall and sliding gates. Retention of temporary caravan (associated with approval DM/22/00963/RM)

    Submitted 15 Dec 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 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.

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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.