County Durham Committees

County Planning Committee

Planning

Recent meetings

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03 Dec 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on 3 December 2025 to discuss several planning applications, including a solar farm, a housing development, and a community park. The committee will review reports and consider feedback from consultees and ...

05 Nov 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee was scheduled to discuss five applications for development across County Durham. These included proposals for new housing developments in Brandon, Ushaw Moor, and Spennymoor, as well as a new retail development in Bishop Auckla...

01 Oct 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 1 October 2025 1.00 pm

At a meeting of the County Planning Committee, councillors debated plans for 81 new homes and a convenience store in Hawthorne, ultimately voting to refuse the application, and deferred a decision on 137 new dwellings in Wheatley Hill to seek further inform...

03 Sep 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 3 September 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee met on Wednesday 03 September 2025 to determine four planning applications. The committee resolved to defer one application, approve three applications, and noted that one application was subject to a Section 106 agreement.

25 Jul 2025

County Planning Committee - Friday 25 July 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee was scheduled to discuss a proposal for the construction of 99 new dwellings and a community park and stride facility at Land West of Gladstone Terrace, Coxhoe. The committee's report pack also included information on applicati...

02 Jul 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee met to discuss three planning applications, including a solar farm with battery storage, a standalone battery energy storage system, and the redevelopment of a school. The committee approved the Durham Academy redevelopment, bu...

02 Apr 2025

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 2 April 2025 10.00 am

The County Planning Committee met to discuss and decide on two planning applications: an eastward extension to [Hulands Quarry](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Hulands+Quarry+County+Durham/) and agricultural land improvements at [Spring Garden, Lancheste...

About

The County Planning Committee is responsible for making decisions on significant planning and development control matters across County Durham, as outlined in the 2000 Regulations. It handles large-scale residential developments (200+ homes or 4+ hectares), major non-residential projects (10,000+ sq m or 2+ hectares), and all proposals related to minerals, waste, and renewable energy, including wind turbines. The committee also considers developments deemed of strategic importance by the Head of Planning Services.

Members

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Jillian Campbell · Chair
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Dawn Bellingham · Vice-Chair
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Adrian Schulman · Member
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Alan Bell · Member
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David Freeman · Member
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James Stephenson · Member
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Kenny Hope · Member
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Liz Maddison · Member
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Mark Wilkes · Member
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Mary-Lynn Franklin · Member
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Scott Woodhouse · Member
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Steven Franklin · Member