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Millers Yard Dene Crescent Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2QU

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01175/FPA Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Change of use of a former commercial yard and offices to a 4 pitch gypsy and traveller site with associated day room living accommodation and amenity building (retrospective).

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01175/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01175/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Parish
Shotton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH6 2QU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 August 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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