Planning application
Aldi Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of 3no. air source heat pumps, erection of store plant equipment with enclosed fencing to rear of store and associated works (amended description)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00326/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00326/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street North
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH3 3SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/21/02272/PNT Refused
Aldi Picktree Lane Picktree Chester-le-Street DH3 3SN
Prior notification in relation to proposed 20m high telecommunications installation and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 2/06/00502/ADV (Decided)
- Application: 2/06/00503/FUL (Decided)
- Application: 2/07/00210/ADV (Decided)
- Application: 2/07/00211/FUL (Decided)
- Application: DM/16/00366/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/20/02387/PNT (Decided)
- Application: DM/21/02272/PNT (Decided)
- Application: DRC/19/00029 (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Avison Young (UK) Limited Agent
103 applications on PlanIndex · across 51 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED
- FULL DELEGATED
- 26 CESTRIAN COURT, CHESTER-LE-STREET
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- AMENDED COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- PROPOSED PLANT COMPOUND
- LOCATION PLAN 1:1250
- NOISE SURVEY
- PANASONIC AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS SPECIFICATION DETAILS
- COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)
- PROPOSED PLANT LAYOUT
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 9 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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