Plans to build an additional house on Blind Lane, Chester-le-Street, have been submitted to Durham County Council.

The application, verified in late July, presents designs for a new four-bedroom detached bungalow on vacant land previously tied to an adjacent property.

The application, lodged under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, encompasses a house featuring a room in the roof and a flat-roofed dormer, covering a site adjacent to 27 Blind Lane measuring 0.04 hectares.

Currently unused, the space is set to incorporate facing brick and a fully rendered single support at the back of the property if approved.

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New vehicular and pedestrian access is outlined, with specifics denoted in a plan to the council.

The site is not deemed to be in a flood risk zone nor an issue when it comes to biodiversity or geological conservation.

Despite this, a Phase I Preliminary Contamination Risk Assessment was made necessary due to the suggested use being vulnerable to potential contamination.

The analysis reveals a low risk of harmful pollutants, counting heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and asbestos among its concerns.

A second more hands-on investigation, taking samples and monitoring ground gas levels, is proposed to ensure the land's suitability for residential habitation, despite the land's former agricultural usage and glaciofluvial sands and gravels composition posing no significant geotechnical risks.

Mr Richard Adam, from Cramlington, is the applicant and employed MAP Architectural Services to orchestrate the plans.