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Homer Hill Farm Pittington Road Rainton Gate Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 9RG

Refused County Durham DM/24/00692/OUT Outline Application

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

Proposal

Outline application for the erection of 1no. rural workers dwelling (with all matters except access reserved)

As published by the council, reference DM/24/00692/OUT

Application record

Reference
DM/24/00692/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Mar 2024
Validated
27 Jun 2024
Decided
8 Oct 2024
Ward
Sherburn (Historic)
Parish
West Rainton
Decision by
Central East Planning Committee
Postcode
DH5 9RG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/01946/PN56 Granted

    Homer Hill Farm Pittington Road Rainton Gate Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 9RG

    Prior notification for the change of use of 1no. existing agricultural building to a use falling within use class C3 (dwellinghouse) and associated building operations.

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Mar 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

George F White LLP Agent, registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Active · incorporated 2003 · Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Documents

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

16 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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