Planning application
2 North East Industrial Estate Stephenson Road Peterlee SR8 5AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from industrial to 6 No padel courts, 1 pickle ball court with associated WC. New access & signage.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01159/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01159/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Peterlee
- Parish
- Peterlee
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SR8 5AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 8 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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