Planning application
Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree DH3 3SW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 of DM/25/01765/FPA (foodstore) relating to land contamination statement.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00087/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00087/DRC
- Type
- Details Reserved by Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street North
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- DRC Delegated
- Postcode
- DH3 3SW
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01933/NMA Granted
Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree DH3 3SW
Non-Material Amendment pursuant to DM/25/01765/FPA for changes to the internal proportions of the warehouse, freezer and bakery space. Alterations to western elevation of the foodstore, and configuration of parking.
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DM/26/00081/AD Granted
Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree DH3 3SW
2no.internally illuminated canopy signs to be located on the south-west and north-west elevations of the foodstore; 1no. internally illuminated Lidl flagpole sign to be located by vehicular access to/from Picktree Lane; 1no. wall-mounted billboard with integrated lighting to be mounted on southwest elevation; 1no. small wall-mounted billboard with integrated lighting to be mounted on southwest elevation; 1no. poster display unit with integrated lighting to be located by trolley bay; and 1no. wall-mounted trolley bay sign to be located by trolley bay
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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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 25 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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