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

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02425/NMA Amendments

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02425/NMA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02425/NMA
Category
Amendments
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 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 8 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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/26/01617/FPA Granted

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

    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

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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.

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 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 decided amendment applications in a median of 35 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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