Planning application
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 2no rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of the planned retail unit development, including one fully accessible EV charging bay
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01617/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01617/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- Parish
- Little Lumley
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH4 6AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01633/DRC Awaiting decision
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Highways) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for the construction of two new retail units with associated car parking and access s278 design and Traffic management plan
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DM/26/01322/AD Granted
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Installation of 3no. Vinyl, 3no. Pole mounted dibond sign, 1no. Promotional banner and 1no. Gantry
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DM/26/01073/FPA Granted
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Replacement shopfront and installation of external plant and ventilation equipment associated with Use Class E unit
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DM/26/01074/AD Granted
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
1no. fascia sign and 1no. projecting sign
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DM/26/00779/DRC Granted
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contaminated Land) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for the construction of two new retail units with associated car parking and access
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DM/25/03525/AD Granted
Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
Propose to install 4 x Fascia & 1x Vinyl
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 20 August 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.
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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
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