Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

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

• DM/26/00183/WAS Granted

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Decided 7 Jul 2026 Other

1. 22 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 March 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  DM/26/00183/WAS Submitted 22 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Granted Other 16 docs

• Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB

  DM/24/01479/DRC Submitted 4 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain), 5 (Contaminated Land), 7 (Coal Authority), 9 (Landscaping), 10 (Greenhouse Gas Emissions), 12 (Drainage) and 13 (Engineering Details of Roads) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02267/FPA

  Awaiting decision Conditions 31 docs

• Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB

  DM/22/02267/FPA Submitted 4 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Erection of 14 no. units for light industrial B2/B8 with a trade counter and office accommodation

  Granted Full applications 47 docs
  Major scheme

• Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB

  DM/25/03496/NMA Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Non material amendment of planning approval DM/23/03238/FPA to relocate the proposed location of the substation to serve the industrial units.

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• Land To The West Of Unit 10 Parkhead Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB

  DM/23/03238/FPA Submitted 27 Oct 2023 50 yards away

  GRP substation to serve new industrial units as part of application DM/22/02267/FPA

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Greencroft Fishing Pond Greencroft Parkway Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain DH9 7YB

  DM/22/03257/FPA Submitted 3 Nov 2022 200 yards away

  Erection of a 2m high green crimped mesh panel security fence to the perimeter of the site, with security and emergency access gates. The installation of 2 no. timber clad containers to provided WC, storage and shelter facilities. The proposed works are to support the existing use of the site as an angling pond.

  Refused Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/23/01597/WAS Decided

  Nedco Contracts Dean And Chapter Industrial Estate Dean Bank Ferryhill DL17 8LH

  Change of use to facility for inert construction and mixed skip waste (incorporating revisions to existing site boundary and hours of operation)

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Other
• DM/26/00445/WAS Granted

  Unit 11 Hurworth Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UD

  Change of Use from an engineering unit to a pet crematorium and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 24 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00183/WAS Granted

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00324/HAZ Awaiting decision

  Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB

  Application for hazardous substances consent

  Received 10 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/24/01124/WAS Granted

  Hackworth Industrial Estate Hackworth Industrial Park Shildon DL4 1HF

  Erection of a new processing building ancillary to operation of waste processing facility, and revised boundary treatments (Amended Description).

  Received 26 Apr, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Other