Planning application
Unit 11 Hatfield Way South Church Enterprise Park South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from children's activity centre (Use Class E) to a warehouse with ancillary packing/assembly operations
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00614/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00614/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shildon And Dene Valley
- Parish
- Dene Valley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 6XF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/1995/0648 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2009/0080 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2009/0326 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2009/0344 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2009/0497 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2011/0091 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED
- BATS AND BIRDS ENHANCEMENTS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- FURTHER INFORMATION FROM APPLICANT
- PROPOSED PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 25 September 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.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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