Durham Planning Consultants

Durham Planning Consultants

We are a professional team of planning consultants working across the County Durham area, working on:

• Development appraisals
• Feasibility studies and planning strategy
• Planning Statements – Design & Access, Amendments to Approvals and Planning Appeals.
• Commercial and Industrial Use
• Mixed-Use and Retail
• Leisure and Hotels
• Residential (including self-builds), Community & Education, Historic Buildings, Green & Grey Belt, and Rural Developments.

Plande act for Developers, Land Owners, Architects, Businesses and Private Individuals in County Durham Council Planning matters.

How Do I Make a Durham Planning Application?

• Residential and commercial
• House extensions, self-build homes, green belt house extensions, green belt & grey belt replacement dwellings.
• Outline planning applications
• Reserved matters applications
• Householder applications
• Listed building consent
• Advertisement consent
• Prior approval and lawful development certificates

How Do I Apply For Durham Planning Permission?

• Approval and consent for residential and commercial developments
• House extensions, self-build homes, green & grey belt house extensions replacement dwellings

Obtaining Durham County Council planning permission is one of the most important elements in the development process and the right professional assistance is vital to ensure that consent is granted.

Read more about County Durham here: https://www.durham.gov.uk/

We work with a wide range of developers, landowners, businesses and private individuals with property interests in the Durham area. We are active in processing Durham Planning Applications, which include change of use, self-build, commercial, residential and leisure schemes, conservation areas, green and grey belt.

Durham is county in the North East of England with a population of around 875,000. The county is large, stretching to over 1022 Miles² and incorporates the notable large towns of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool. It’s classed as a ceremonial county and is governed by Durham County Council. Durham was founded in AD995 and has a rich history with tales of King Canute and the Kingdom of Northumbria.  From 1974 the county was divided into eight districts; Chester-le-Street (including the Lumley, Pelton and Sacriston) Derwentside (including Consett and Stanley), City of Durham (including Durham and surrounding areas). Easington (including Seaham and Peterlee), Borough of Sedgefield (including Spennymoor, Sedgefield and Newton Aycliffe), Teesdale (including Barnard Castle and the villages of Teesdale), Wear Valley  including Bishop Auckland, Crook, Willington, Hunwick, and the villages along Weardale),
Borough of Darlington, including Darlington and villages.

After 1995 this was consolidated down to the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees, with Durham being added in 2009. The area relied on coal production through the 19th and most of the 20th century and was hit hard when production was scaled back in the late ’70’s.

Notable buildings include Durham Castle, Rokeby Park, Escomb Saxon Church and the famous Beamish living museum, which tells the story of life in the North East of England during the 1820s, 1900s, 1940s and 1950s.

Durham County Council operates County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5ULm and this is where all matters concerning the county’s developments take place, including the local planning authority. This is where Durham planning permission is granted.

Plande works across the county including its surrounding towns and villages.