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Windlestone Hall Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0LX

Granted County Durham DM/20/03497/LB Listed Building Consent

Works: New dwelling Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed building consent for restoration of Windlestone Hall into a principal private residence with 2no. internal staff apartments. Restoration of the Hall gardens, walled garden with public access and erection of new build 'Gardener's Cottage'. Restoration of the 'Old Stables' and conversion to staff accommodation and low-carbon estate energy centre. Comprehensive restoration of the 'Clocktower'. Restoration of the 'Clocktower Stables' and conversion to mixed-use commercial (small office, café/coffee shop, small retail units) including courtyard. Erection of 'orangery' events space to walled garden. Extension to billiard room to main hall to facilitate events space. Enabling development consisting of 13no. 4 and 5 bed-detached dwellings at 2no. Locations north of the Hall; conversion of former staff service wing of Hall to 4no. Private apartments; and residents wellness centre within Hall. Reinstatement of the estate chapel and ilex avenue east of main access road. Erection of Earl Avon Statue. Restoration of 'North Lodge' and use as estate office and car park. Reinstatement of a lake and island to north east of Hall. Repurposing of former basketball court as estate car park. (Amended Description and Plans 15th Feb 2021).

As published by the council, reference DM/20/03497/LB

Application record

Reference
DM/20/03497/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
27 Nov 2020
Validated
30 Nov 2020
Decided
13 Jul 2021
Ward
Chilton (Historic)
Parish
Windlestone
Decision by
County Planning Committee
Postcode
DL17 0LX

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/00559/DRC Granted

    Windlestone Hall Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0LX

    Discharge of condition 1 (Time Limit) of DM/20/03497/LB re: commencement of works.

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • DM/20/03496/FPA Granted

    Windlestone Hall Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0LX

    Comprehensive restoration of Windlestone Hall into a principal private residence with 2no. internal staff apartments. Restoration of the Hall gardens, walled garden with public access and erection of new build 'Gardener's Cottage'. Restoration of the 'Old Stables' and conversion to staff accommodation and low-carbon estate energy centre. Comprehensive restoration of the 'Clocktower'. Restoration of the 'Clocktower Stables' and conversion to mixed-use commercial (small office, café/coffee shop, small retail units) including courtyard. Erection of 'orangery' events space to walled garden. Extension to billiard room to main hall to facilitate events space. Enabling development consisting of 13no. 4 and 5 bed-detached dwellings at 2no. Locations north of the Hall; conversion of former staff service wing of Hall to 4no. Private apartments; and residents wellness centre within Hall. Reinstatement of the estate chapel and ilex avenue east of main access road. Erection of Earl Avon Statue. Restoration of 'North Lodge' and use as estate office and car park. Reinstatement of a lake and island to north east of Hall. Repurposing of former basketball court as estate car park. (Amended Description and Plans 15th Feb 2021).

    Decided 5 Jul 2021

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2020

    Received by County Durham

  2. 30 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/23/00559/DRC Granted

    Windlestone Hall Windlestone Park Windlestone Ferryhill DL17 0LX

    Discharge of condition 1 (Time Limit) of DM/20/03497/LB re: commencement of works.

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

123 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 13 July 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    Comprehensive restoration of Windlestone Hall into a principal private residence with 2no. internal staff apartments. Restoration of the Hall gardens, walled garden with public access and erection of new build 'Gardener's Cottage'. Restoration of the 'Old Stables' and conversion to staff accommodation and low-carbon estate energy centre. Comprehensive restoration of the 'Clocktower'. Restoration of the 'Clocktower Stables' and conversion to mixed-use commercial (small office, café/coffee shop, small retail units) including courtyard. Erection of 'orangery' events space to walled garden. Extension to billiard room to main hall to facilitate events space. Enabling development consisting of 13no. 4 and 5 bed-detached dwellings at 2no. Locations north of the Hall; conversion of former staff service wing of Hall to 4no. Private apartments; and residents wellness centre within Hall. Reinstatement of the estate chapel and ilex avenue east of main access road. Erection of Earl Avon Statue. Restoration of 'North Lodge' and use as estate office and car park. Reinstatement of a lake and island to north east of Hall. Repurposing of former basketball court as estate car park. (Amended Description and Plans 15th Feb 2021).

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