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Land East Of Playground Bluebell Drive Spennymoor DL16 7YF

Refused County Durham DM/23/01376/FPA Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change the use of land from public open space to domestic garden and enclosure with 1.8m high brick wall and timber fence

As published by the council, reference DM/23/01376/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/01376/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 May 2023
Validated
12 Jun 2023
Decided
5 Sep 2023
Ward
Spennymoor (Historic)
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL16 7YF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 May 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Sep 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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CR Design Services Agent, a design practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2017 · London

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Documents

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

38 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.

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