Planning application
30 Front Street Stanley DH9 0HX
Works: Windows or glazing
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 first-floor office accommodation to 6-bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) accommodating a maximum of 9 persons (sui generis), including installation of new windows
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02598/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02598/FPA
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Stanley
- Parish
- Stanley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH9 0HX
Comment by 17 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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14 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bischell Construction Ltd. Agent, a construction firm registered in West Kensington
Active · incorporated 2012 · West Kensington
58 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 69% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- COVER SHEET
- BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- HMO POLICY CHECKLIST
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY
- HMO MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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