Planning application
Shildon Recreation Ground Central Parade Shildon
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a new Playzone MUGA complete with fencing and floodlighting
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03527/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03527/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Shildon And Dene Valley
- Parish
- Shildon
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 March 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sports Labs Limited Agent, registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 1998 · Edinburgh
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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