Planning application
Unit 11 Hatfield Way South Church Enterprise Park South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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