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Auton Lodge Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7DB

Refused County Durham DM/24/01823/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 of use of existing building from public house (sui generis) to form workspace (use E) & bar/restaurant/cafe/retail (use E) & associated external alterations.

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01823/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01823/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Jul 2024
Validated
5 Jul 2024
Decided
26 Sep 2024
Ward
Deerness
Parish
Bearpark
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH7 7DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/02652/FPA Awaiting decision

    Auton Lodge Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7DB

    Change of use from ground floor former public house to community workspace and social hub (use E and F2) and bar/restaurant/cafe (use E) including external alterations. (Appeal for non determination)

    Submitted 23 Sep 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jul 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 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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    94% historically approved · decision due ~16 Dec

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