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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

Granted County Durham DM/26/00779/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contaminated Land) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for the construction of two new retail units with associated car parking and access

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00779/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00779/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Lumley And West Rainton
Parish
Little Lumley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH4 6AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02425/NMA Awaiting decision

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access. The application seeks amendments to Conditions 5 (Contaminated Land - Phase 4) and 9 (Habitat Completion) of the planning permission.

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01633/DRC Awaiting decision

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Highways) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for the construction of two new retail units with associated car parking and access s278 design and Traffic management plan

    Submitted 24 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/26/01617/FPA Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Installation of 2no rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of the planned retail unit development, including one fully accessible EV charging bay

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01322/AD Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Installation of 3no. Vinyl, 3no. Pole mounted dibond sign, 1no. Promotional banner and 1no. Gantry

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • DM/26/01073/FPA Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Replacement shopfront and installation of external plant and ventilation equipment associated with Use Class E unit

    Decided 24 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01074/AD Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    1no. fascia sign and 1no. projecting sign

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • DM/25/03525/AD Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Propose to install 4 x Fascia & 1x Vinyl

    Decided 10 Feb 2026 Advertising
  • DM/25/00861/FPA Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/25/00861/FPA (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • DRC Delegated Report · 21 May 2026
  • APPROVAL DRC Decision · 21 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 21 May 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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