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Call to members over housing plans

Party members are being asked to get involved in a raft of planning strategies in the county. Durham County Council (DCC) is currently consulting on draft masterplans for Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Stanley, and the ‘3 Towns’ of Crook, Willington and Tow Law as part of its Towns and Villages programme. Together with a new regeneration […]

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Housing firms jump the gun to avoid planning rules

Two housing companies have made outline planning applications for the Sniperley Park development north of Durham City before a masterplan for the site has been agreed. Green County Durham Councillor Jonathan Elmer said: “By putting in planning applications before the masterplan has been adopted, the housing firms are obviously hoping to avoid having to comply […]

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