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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

Granted County Durham DM/26/01617/FPA Full Planning Application

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
Granted As published: 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
Delegated
Postcode
DH4 6AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02425/NMA Awaiting decision

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/25/00861/FPA for demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access. The application seeks amendments to Conditions 5 (Contaminated Land - Phase 4) and 9 (Habitat Completion) of the planning permission.

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 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

    Submitted 24 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 20 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 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

    Decided 24 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01074/AD Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    1no. fascia sign and 1no. projecting sign

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • 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

    Decided 21 May 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03525/AD Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Propose to install 4 x Fascia & 1x Vinyl

    Decided 10 Feb 2026 Advertising
  • DM/25/00861/FPA Granted

    Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD

    Demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/25/00861/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/25/03525/AD (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/00779/DRC (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01073/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01074/AD (Decided)
  • Application: DM/26/01322/AD (Decided)

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 21 Aug 2026
  • FAST TRACK Delegated Report · 21 Aug 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 13 Jul 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 06 Jul 2026
  • FEEDER PILLAR - RMC2100 (WITH SPACER) Drawing · 23 Jun 2026
  • BYD 160KW SINGLE ARM CHARGER Drawing · 23 Jun 2026
  • BYD 160KW CHARGER Drawing · 23 Jun 2026
  • CCTV - INCLUDING CABLING DETAILS (UNDERGROUND) Drawing · 23 Jun 2026
  • MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • NATIONAL EV POLICY FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING CONTROLS FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • RENEWABLES AND LOW CARBON POLICY FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN OS Extract · 23 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING SITE LAYOUT Drawing · 23 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 23 Jun 2026
  • SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLICY FACTSHEET Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • (DUAL ARM) EVD160KU/C01 - PARAMETERS OF THE MANUAL V4.0 Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026
  • (SINGLE ARM) EVD160KU/C05 - PARAMETERS OF THE MANUAL V1.0 Supporting Information · 23 Jun 2026

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What this grant of permission means

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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