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
Approved subject to S106 23.2.22
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/21/01909/FPA
Applicant: Mrs Beverley Frain
Proposal: Retention of a welfare facility to provide agricultural staff with adequate toilet facilities, kitchen, eating area and clothes drying facilities.
Location: Mount Pleasant Farm, Loaning Burn, Easington Village SR8 3TX
DCC Case Officer: Jennifer Jennings
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/21/02959/FPA
Applicant :Terry Dixon
Proposal: Erection of detached garage
Location: 1 Dairy Houses Little Thorpe SR8 3UD
DCC Case Officer: Kelly Scott
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/21/03322/OUT
Applicant: Alan Snowdon
Proposal: Demolition of existing house and rear storage buildings and erection of 48 no. 1 and 2 storey dwellings, with details of proposed access off Seaside Lane and associated parking and landscaping
Location: Snowdons Seaside Lane Easington Village SR8 3TW
DCC Case Officer: Jennifer Jennings
Decision Type: Committee
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/21/03999/VOC
Applicant: Believe Housing
Proposal: Variation of condition 1 of DM/21/02601/VOC to amend plans so as to remove hedge on southern boundary between plots 43-54 and permit relocation of the principle entrance doors at 82 & 83
Location: Site of the Former Easington Village Workingmen’s Club Seaside Lane Easington Village SR8 3DY
DCC Case Officer: Louise Ollivere
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration Approved 2.2.22
Reference: DM/21/04127/CEU
Applicant: Stobbart
Proposal: Erection of a Dwelling -House
DCC Case Officer: George Spurgeon
Location: Rectory Farm Hall Walks Easington Village SR8 3BS
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration Approves 27.1.22
Reference: DM/22/00023/FPA
Applicant: Dr J Isaacson
Proposal: Single and two storey extensions to the rear
DCC Case Officer: Laura Ackermann
Location: 10 South Side Easington Village SR8 3AX
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration Approved 4.3.22
Reference: DM/22/00088/FPA
Applicant: Mr Kevin Davidson
Proposal: Erection of 3- bed detached bungalow
DCC Case Officer: Michele Hurton
Location: Delgarth Durham Lane Easington Village SR8 3BA
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/22/00216/FPA
Applicant: Mr Chris M
Proposal: Single storey rear extension
DCC Case Officer: Kelly Scott
Location: St. Mary’s Cottage 9 Clappersgate Easington Village SR8 3BD
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration Approved 30.2.22
Reference: DM/22/00293/FPA
Applicant: Mr Paul Gibson
Proposal: Single storey rear extension with balcony above
DCC Case Officer: Kelly Scott
Location: 20 Hallfield Drive Easington Village SR8 3DB
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DRC/22/00051
Applicant: Believe Housing
Proposal: Submission of details pursuant to conditions 13,15 and 16 in relation to previous planning application DM/20/00092/FPA (new housing) relating to archaeological post investigation assessment and scheme for maintenance of areas of public open space and validation remediation report.
DCC Case Officer: Louisa Ollivere
Location: Site of Former Easington Village Workingmen’s Club Seaside Lane Easington Village SR8 3DY
Decision Type: N/A
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/22/00800/FPA
Applicant: Mr Sam Reynolds
Proposal: Installation of a 1.34MW roof mounted Solar PV system
DCC Case Officer: Michelle Hurton
Location: BHK (UK) Davy Drive North West Industrial Estate Peterlee SR8 2JF
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
Reference: DM/22/01199/FPA
Applicant: Mr John Lee
Proposal: Erection of 1 no. single storey detached garage (resubmission)
DCC Case Officer: Michelle Penman
Location: Braehead Church Walk Easington Village SR8 3BW
Decision Type: Delegated
Status: Pending Consideration
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