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Morton Grange Manor Pithouse Lane Little Lumley Houghton-le-spring DH4 6QB

Refused County Durham DM/21/02113/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

An original stable building has been converted into a dwelling more than 4 years ago.

As published by the council, reference DM/21/02113/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/21/02113/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
11 Jun 2021
Validated
17 Jun 2021
Decided
11 Aug 2021
Ward
Lumley (Historic)
Parish
Little Lumley
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH4 6QB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/22/01760/FPA Granted

    Morton Grange Manor Pithouse Lane Little Lumley Houghton-le-spring DH4 6QB

    Detached single storey annex to include swimming pool, gym, games room, and associated soft / hard landscaping (amended description).

    Decided 15 Nov 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 3 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Morpeth

Active · incorporated 2010 · Morpeth

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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