Planning application
Deans Farm Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval application for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building for the storage of hay, straw, feed and machinery
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01989/PA56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01989/PA56
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Muggleswick
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH8 9NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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11 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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