Planning application
Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett
Relates to DM/22/03374/RM
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of conditions 1,4,11 and 12 of DM/22/03374/RM (new hospital reserved matters) to reduce the overall building footprint and Gross Internal Floor Area (GIFA); relocation of the Inpatient Ward from the first floor to the ground floor; to omit the standalone energy centre, to propose new plant within the main hospital building, to revise the MEP strategy, including the introduction of localised air handling units serving adjacent departments; to revise the structural strategy and to reconfigure parking provision, to alter the siting of the mobile MRI facility; to amend the internal courtyards and external landscape design; and update the building elevations and materials palette.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02536/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02536/VOC
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02107/DRC Granted
Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 of DM/23/00631/RM (Reserved matters) relating to SuDs Basin Risk Assessment.
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DM/25/00179/DRC Awaiting decision
Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett
Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/22/01630/VOC (mixed-use scheme comprising community hospital and pharmacy, sheltered care unit, residential care unit, gym and wellbeing centre, hotel,public house,micro-brewery and vets practice) relating to full engineering details of the new signalised junction to the A692 including pedestrian crossing.
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DM/22/03374/RM Granted
Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett
Submission of reserved matters (layout,scale and appearance and landscaping) in relation to the construction of new Community Hospital and associated energy centre of DM/22/01630/VOC (mixed use scheme) and submission of details pursuant to conditions 5,7,9,10,11 and 12 of DM/22/01630/VOC relating to Construction management plan, site investigations, drainage details, noise, and engineering details of internal roads.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DM/22/03374/RM Granted
Land To The South Of Puddlers Corner Roundabout Genesis Way Consett
Submission of reserved matters (layout,scale and appearance and landscaping) in relation to the construction of new Community Hospital and associated energy centre of DM/22/01630/VOC (mixed use scheme) and submission of details pursuant to conditions 5,7,9,10,11 and 12 of DM/22/01630/VOC relating to Construction management plan, site investigations, drainage details, noise, and engineering details of internal roads.
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 47 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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