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Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

Granted County Durham DM/25/03567/NMA Non Material Amendment

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed non-material amendment involving an increase to the size of the substation with alterations to car parking layout to suit amended structural column positions.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03567/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03567/NMA
Type
Non Material Amendment
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Framwellgate And Newton Hall
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
NMA Delegated
Postcode
DH1 5SE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 14 applications since 2025: 13 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02906/NMA Awaiting decision

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission DM/25/02475/VOC to include installation of externally mounted roof plant.

    Submitted 29 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/02505/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Discharge of condition 14 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan)

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02484/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Discharge of condition 6 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Materials Specification)

    Decided 25 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02491/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Discharge of condition 12 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Stage 3 Acoustic Design Report)

    Decided 29 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02475/VOC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/24/00149/FPA (PBSA) to amend internal layout and external appearance to improve access, maintenance, safety and sustainability.

    Decided 10 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/02432/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Proposed discharge of condition 13 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan)

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02372/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Proposed discharged of Condition 23 (Privacy Screen) of application DM/24/00149/FPA

    Decided 29 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02337/NMA Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00149/FPA for minor internal alterations

    Decided 15 Sep 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/02329/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Proposed discharge of condition 24 (Levels) of approval DM/24/00149/FPA

    Decided 1 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02327/DRC Granted

    Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

    Proposed discharge of condition 7 (Broadband connection and management proposal) of approval DM/24/00149/FPA

    Decided 28 Aug 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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NW Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 2005 · Leeds

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • NMA Delegated Report · 08 Jan 2026
  • APPROVAL NMA Decision · 08 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED SUBSTATION FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 07 Jan 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL REPORT Supporting Information · 07 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED SUBSTATION ELEVATIONS Drawing · 07 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 22 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 22 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 8 January 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • DM/26/02906/NMA Awaiting decision

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    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission DM/25/02475/VOC to include installation of externally mounted roof plant.

    Received 29 Oct, published by the council 3 Nov 2026 Amendments
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