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Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00003/LB Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Change of use of hotel (use class C1) to childrens nursery (use class E). Internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00003/LB

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00003/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Decided
1 May 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH3 3BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00002/FPA Awaiting decision

    Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

    Change of use of hotel (use class C1) to childrens nursery (use class E). Internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works.

    Submitted 2 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Frampton Town Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Banbury

Active · incorporated 2005 · Banbury

116 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 1 May 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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