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Former Blackhouse WMC Beechville Edmondsley DH7 6ED

Granted County Durham DM/24/01030/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawful use application to change the use from public house (Use Class Sui-Generis) into a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01030/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01030/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
18 Apr 2024
Validated
19 Apr 2024
Decided
10 Sep 2024
Ward
Sacriston (Historic)
Parish
Edmondsley
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
DH7 6ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Apr 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 19 Apr 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Kingsley Smith Solicitors LLP Agent, a firm of solicitors registered in Chatham

Active · incorporated 2003 · Chatham

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 10 September 2024, 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.

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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