Youth Centre Front Street Langley Park Durham DH7 9SG
Pending Consideration
DM/26/00564/FPA
Description
Change of use to create two units - shop (Use Class E(a)) and office (Use Class E(g)(i)), external alterations including creation of shop front, removal of 4 no. windows to be blocked up and installation of new UPVC windows to remaining, installation of cladding to the front elevation and demolition of existing stone porch.
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2018
Approved
1 Wood View Langley Park Durham DH7 9SS
Erection of single storey rear extension
2018
Approved
Land To The South Of 1 Browney Court Langley Park DH7 9TS
Erection of a miner's memorial statue, including plinth, fencing and surfacing (resubmiss…
2017
Approved
Former Youth Centre Langley Park Durham DH7 9BU
Discharge Condition 10 (d) of DM/14/01017/FPA (Verification Report)
2017
Withdrawn
Wood View Community Centre Wood View Langley Park DH7 9SS
Variation of condition 3 to amend agreed brick type
2017
Approved
Site Of Former Wood View Community Centre Wood View Langley Park DH7 9SS
Non material amendment to planning permission reference DM/17/00935/FPA
2017
Approved
Land To The South Of 1 Browney Court Langley Park DH7 9TS
Erection of a miner's memorial statue, including plinth, fencing and surfacing
2017
With conditions
Wood View Community Centre Wood View Langley Park Durham DH7 9SS
Demolition of existing former community centre and construction of 14 new build houses an…
2016
With conditions
Site Of Former All Saints Youth Centre Front Street Langley Park DH7 9BU
Vary Section 106 of planning permission DM/14/01017/FPA (Demolition of former youth centr…
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#134 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Durham ranks #185 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Durham decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 292
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #185 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #212 of 292
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
44 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
190 decided
1,693
Total decisions
107 refused in 2025