Planning application
81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ
Works: Windows or glazing
Relates to DM/26/00195/FPA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00195/FPA to allow rentention of existing shopfront to unit 2 and installation of internal staircase to unit 2
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02167/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02167/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street North
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH3 3AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00195/FPA Granted
81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ
Subdivision to create 2no. retail units including fenestration/shop front alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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.
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DM/26/00195/FPA Granted
81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ
Subdivision to create 2no. retail units including fenestration/shop front alterations
Who's behind it
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HLN Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided amendment applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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