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38 Hilltop Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7TL

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00125/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, gable and first floor extension.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00125/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00125/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Deerness
Parish
Bearpark
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH7 7TL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 April 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Home Building Designs Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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