Durham County Council is currently responsible for deciding planning applications for Easington Village. The County Council is responsible for consulting residents and interested parties on planning proposals and taking views into account in reaching a decision. Such views are one of many ‘material planning considerations’ the County Council has to take into account. Members of the public can and should make their views known direct to the County Council. Residents are normally consulted on applications by letter or by site notices if they live adjacent or nearby proposed developments.
It is Durham County Council’s decision on who it may consult although it is required to consult certain individuals and bodies in particular circumstances.
Easington Village Parish Council is a statutory consultee on planning applications. It is consulted at the same time as adjacent occupiers and must make its representations in the same timescales as other consultees. In effect as a publicly elected body, it makes representations on behalf of the community. That it is not to say that it will either support or object to a proposal if it is simply asked to do so.
Easington Village Parish Council will formally consider proposals that it is consulted on, normally at a monthly Council Meeting. It will then come to a decision on whether to support, object to or offer no objections to a proposal having taken into account the information it has at the time of its decision. As a small local council it does not employ professional planning staff and will reach a view on a proposal on the basis of its experience.
Durham County Council employ professional planning staff as it is their duty to decide the application and they require professional guidance to meet their responsibilities. In deciding applications the County Council consider all ‘material planning considerations’ this includes things like the National Planning Policy Framework and County planning policy such as the County Durham Plan.
If you have any views to express on any application that may affect you then you should raise these directly with Durham County Council as they are the decision making body. Informal help and advice can be obtained from the planning officers at Durham County Council. If you want independent advice then please take a look at Planning Portal or Planning Aid for further information.
From this part of our site you can see what major applications the County Council have been consulting us on, as well as view the Durham County Council Weekly Planning Application List Search on the Durham County Council website for all recent planning applications in County Durham.
Current Applications
The Parish Council have been consulted recently on the following planning applications which are not yet decided. To view details about the submitted applications click on the reference numbers:
Reference: DM/19/03765/OUT
Applicant: Mr B Wilkinson
Proposal: Proposed 32 Self Build Plots
Location: Land at Former Thorpe Maternity Hospital, Andrews Lane, Easington Village
DCC Case Officer: Paul Hopper
Decision Type: Committee
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/20/02425/WAS
Applicant: Mr Adam Kirkbride
Proposal: Engineering operations to provide level site, construction of access road, erection of waste material wet processing plant, waste recycling building, concrete block manufacturing plant, biomass energy plant and associated offices and infrastructure
Location: Land West Of 7B Mill Hill North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2HR
DCC Case Officer: Chris Shields
Decision Type: Delegated (Previously Committee)
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/20/02896/RM
Applicant: Miller Homes
Proposal: 438 dwellings (reserved matters)
Location: Land to The North West of Lowhills Road Little Thorpe
DCC Case Officer: Barry Gavillet
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/20/03087/FPA
Applicant: Neal Penney
Proposal: To create a new road and one-way system from Cadwell Lane around the Green, retain one-way system around and infront of the Nursery school and create 16 parking bays on the Green
Location: Land to the West of 31 to 33 Rosemary Lane Cadwell Lane Easington Village
DCC Case Officer: George Spurgeon
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration – Approved 3rd February 2021
Reference: DRC/20/00385
Applicant: Believe Housing
Proposal: Discharge of conditions 4 (foul drainage),6 (internal highway network), 7 (external finishing materials), 8 (hard surfaces), 9 (site levels), 10 (noise mitigation, plots 7-12), 11 (acoustic barriers) and 14 (landscaping scheme) of planning permission DM/20/00092/FPA (96 dwellings)
Location: Site of the Former Easington Village Workingmens Club Seaside Lane Easington Village SR8 3DY
DCC Case Officer: Graham Blakey
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/20/03784/FPA
Applicant: Miss Rachael Watson
Proposal: Proposed garage and home office outbuilding on land to rear of property
Location: 5 Mill Terrace Easington Village SR8 3BX
DCC Case Officer: Michelle Stephenson
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration Approved 25th March 2021
Reference: DM/21/00238/FPA
Applicant: Mr and Mrs D and M Coulbeck
Proposal: Erection of 1 no. detached two storey dwelling
Location: Land west of Delgarth, Durham Lane Easington Village SR8 3BA
DCC Case Officer: Michelle Hurton
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration – Withdrawn 5.21
Reference: DM/21/01657/FPA
Applicant: John Lee
Proposal: Detached Garage
Location: Braehead Church Walk Easington Village SR8 3BW
DCC Case Officer: Michelle Stephenson
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
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