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St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-street DH3 3NQ

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02300/FPA

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition of existing social club and erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for six vehicles.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02300/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02300/FPA
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
2 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH3 3NQ

Comment by 2 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/22/00703/FPA Granted

    St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3NQ

    Demolition of existing social club and the erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for 6 vehicles (amended 2/3/23)

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

John Waugh Architect Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • NORTHUMBRIAN WATER Consultee Comment · 15 Sep 2026
  • 30 LUMLEY TERRACE, CHESTER-LE-STREET, DH3 3NQ Public Comment · 12 Sep 2026
  • PHOTOS - 30 LUMLEY TERRACE, CHESTER-LE-STREET, DH3 3NQ Public Comment · 12 Sep 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 11 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS SITE PLAN + ROOF PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2026
  • FLOOR PLANS SITE PLAN/ROOF PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2026
  • REVISED PROPOSALS - ELEVATIONS Drawing · 02 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 02 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 02 Sep 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 02 Sep 2026
  • PHASE 1: DESK STUDY Supporting Information · 02 Sep 2026
  • FENCE DETAIL Drawing · 02 Sep 2026

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What 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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