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81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00195/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Subdivision to create 2no. retail units including fenestration/shop front alterations

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00195/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00195/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Decided
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH3 3AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

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

  • DM/26/02167/NMA Awaiting decision

    81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00195/FPA to allow rentention of existing shopfront to unit 2 and installation of internal staircase to unit 2

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/02167/NMA Awaiting decision

    81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00195/FPA to allow rentention of existing shopfront to unit 2 and installation of internal staircase to unit 2

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Amendments

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HLN Ltd Agent

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Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 7 April 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.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    DM/26/02167/NMA Submitted 18 Aug 2026 7m away

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    Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing 9 docs

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