Planning application
40A Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 8RX
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH8 8RX
Comment by 22 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on County Durham's portal.
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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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