Planning application
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to landscaping.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03564/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03564/DRC
- Type
- Details Reserved by Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Lodge
- Parish
- North Lodge
- Decision by
- DRC Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00457/DRC Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 12 of DM/25/01114/VOC (industrial unit) relating to Phase 4 Verification Report for any contaminated ground.
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DM/25/02918/AD Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street
2 No. attached building signs to east and north elevations plus site signage at commercial vehicle and car park access points from Drum Road
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DM/25/02078/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA (industrial building) relating to roofing and wall cladding materials
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DM/24/01675/NMA Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01932/FPA for alterations to layout, external works and fencing detail.
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DM/22/01124/FPA Granted
Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-Street
Construction of employment uses (Industrial/warehouse development) of 6 No. detached units totalling 14,354sqm
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
QAD Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds
Active · incorporated 2005 · Leeds
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 4 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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