Planning application
Existing Komatsu Facility Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of ancillary storage building (amended description 10.07.26)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00522/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00522/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Birtley
- Parish
- Birtley Town Council
- Postcode
- DH3 2QX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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`DC/26/00522/FUL Awaiting decision
Existing Komatsu Facility Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX
Erection of ancillary storage building (amended description 10.07.26)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Gateshead
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gateshead took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead decided full applications in a median of 192 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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