Planning application
Welfare Park Front Street South Hetton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The upgrade of existing hard standing area to a PlayZone complete with fencing and floodlighting
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00449/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00449/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Murton
- Parish
- South Hetton
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01191/DRC Granted
Welfare Park Front Street South Hetton
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) and 4 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00449/FPA.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/01191/DRC Granted
Welfare Park Front Street South Hetton
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) and 4 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00449/FPA.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sports Labs Limited Agent, registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 1998 · Edinburgh
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 29 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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