Mount Eff Farm Mount Eff Lane Barnard Castle DL12 8UR

1. 30 Jun 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 12 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 12 February 2026, 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.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/25/01385/PN56 Submitted 22 May 2025 400 yards away

  Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 5 no. dwelling houses (Class C3) and associated works

  Refused Prior approval 21 docs
  Several homes

• Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/26/01800/FPA Submitted 13 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch

  Granted 12 docs

• Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/26/01801/LB Submitted 13 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

• Close Cottage Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/24/00654/LB Submitted 11 Mar 2024 0.3 miles away

  Air source heat pump and solar panels to roof

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 23 docs

• Close Cottage Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/24/00568/FPA Submitted 29 Feb 2024 0.3 miles away

  Air source heat pump and solar panels to roof

  Granted Full applications 35 docs

• Close Cottage Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  DM/25/03500/LB Submitted 15 Dec 2025 0.3 miles away

  Replacement of oak lintel above entrance & replacement of sash windows with double glazed units

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 13 docs

• DM/26/01610/DRC Granted

  Land North Of The Old Chapel Colliery Road Bearpark DH7 7AU

  Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03257/FPA.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01596/DRC Granted

  37 - 38 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

  Discharge of condition 7 (management plan) pursuant to DM/24/01551/FPA

  Received 18 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01972/DRC Granted

  Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

  Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/00325/DRC Granted

  1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

  Received 9 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01791/DRC Granted

  Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions