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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02615/DRC Awaiting decision
2 North East Industrial Estate Stephenson Road Peterlee SR8 5AY
Discharge of Condition 5 (parking scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/01159/FPA.
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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/02615/DRC Awaiting decision
2 North East Industrial Estate Stephenson Road Peterlee SR8 5AY
Discharge of Condition 5 (parking scheme) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/01159/FPA.
- Application: DM/15/02307/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/17/02561/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Studio J Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wakefield
Active · incorporated 2012 · Wakefield
34 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SEQUENTIAL TEST AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- MARKETING BROCHURE
- LOGO
- SITE NOTICE
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- OS LOCATION PLAN
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- OS LOCATION PLAN
- SEQUENTIAL TEST STATEMENT
- PROPOSED PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- OS LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
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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
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