Planning application
Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification to convert 1no agricultural barn to 1no dwelling house
As published by the council, reference DM/25/00256/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/00256/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 30 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Parish
- Great Aycliffe
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL5 6JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01368/DRC Awaiting decision
Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Lighting) 5 (Boundary Treatment) 6 (Wall Materials) and 7 (Windows and Doors) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00256/PN56
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DM/25/01578/HRA Granted
Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to the conversion of 1no agricultural barn to 1no dwelling house pursuant to prior notification (Ref No: DM/25/00256/PN56)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2025
Received by County Durham
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12 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
44 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 September 2025, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
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Discharge of Conditions 3 (Lighting) 5 (Boundary Treatment) 6 (Wall Materials) and 7 (Windows and Doors) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00256/PN56
Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing -
Ricknall Mill Farm Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JQ
Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to the conversion of 1no agricultural barn to 1no dwelling house pursuant to prior notification (Ref No: DM/25/00256/PN56)
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