Planning application
40A Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RX
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Split of existing retail unit to create a new small retail unit fronting Durham Road, with associated new shopfront works. Existing retail unit to remain as existing use.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01395/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01395/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH8 8RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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9 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATION FORM
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- CEILING & LIGHTING LAYOUT - PROPOSED (SCHEMATIC)
- LOCATION PLAN
- PHASING STRATEGY - 1 OF 3
- PHASING STRATEGY - 2 OF 3
- PHASING STRATEGY - 3 OF 3
- EXISTING PHOTOS FOR CONTEXT
- OUTLINE SCOPE OF WORKS & SPECIFICATION
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXISTING
- ELEVATIONS - EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- ELEVATIONS - PROPOSED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 9 October 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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