Planning application
20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to tanning salon (Use Class E), and conversion of upper floors to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) with 5 bedrooms
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01725/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01725/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Annfield Plain And Tanfield
- Parish
- Stanley
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DH9 8HY
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02894/AD Granted
20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY
Erection and display of 1no illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated projecting sign
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DM/25/01704/PN56 Withdrawn
20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY
Prior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use of vacant upper floors into 2no. self-contained flats, ground floor retains commercial use. Insertion of 3no. new rooflights in rear roof slope.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
PLANEST LTD Agent, registered in Gateshead
Active · incorporated 2023 · Gateshead
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- 1 LANDSEER CLOSE - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 04 - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 04 - OBJECTION
- 22 NORTHGATE - OBJECTION
- DAYTIME BAT WALKOVER SURVEY
- HMO MANAGEMENT PLAN
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO REPRESENTATIONS
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING LOFT FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST & LOFT FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED LOFT FLOOR PLAN HEADROOM & AREA
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING & PROPOSED SECTION
- AGENT EMAIL RE RESPONSE AND REVISED DRAWINGS
- DURHAM CONSTABULARY
- PRETTY LITTLE PIECES & MORE
- COMMENT 03
- PRESS NOTICE
- 2 EAST PARADE - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 02 - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 01 - OBJECTION
- 22 NORTHGATE - OBJECTION
- CLLR DARREN GRIMES - OBJECTION
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY
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