Planning application
Unit 7C & 7D Harvey Court Low Willington Industrial Estate Willington DL15 0FB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retention of Change of Use from Vehicle Repair Garage to Creative Play and Cafe
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03559/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03559/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Willington And Hunwick
- Parish
- Greater Willington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL15 0FB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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21 Jan 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 18 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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