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Land To The West Of 5 West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BL

Refused County Durham DM/24/00761/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

Lawful Development Certificate for use of land as domestic garden

As published by the council, reference DM/24/00761/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/24/00761/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Mar 2024
Validated
21 Mar 2024
Decided
30 Oct 2024
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Witton-le-Wear
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
DL14 0BL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 21 Mar 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Crook

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Documents

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

18 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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