Planning application
Ashley House Residential EHI Home Thornley Road Trimdon Station TS29 6DA
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Demolition of existing derelict care home and erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, parking & turning.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00318/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00318/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Trimdon And Wingate
- Parish
- Trimdon Foundry
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TS29 6DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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30 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 May 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
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Aspire Architects (Christchurch) Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Christchurch
Active · incorporated 2025 · Christchurch
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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54 documents on file for this application
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This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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