Planning application
St Georges Church South Moor Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing building formerly used a church, (previously falling under use class d1, newly defined within current use class as f1). The applicant proposed another use for the building which they consider falls within the F1 use class
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01649/CPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01649/CPO
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Craghead And South Moor
- Parish
- Stanley
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- DH9 7EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jun 2025
Received by County Durham
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30 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Artisan Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Halifax
Active · incorporated 2019 · Halifax
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 21 August 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 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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