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The Bonny Moorhen Hotel 25 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2TS

Refused County Durham DM/25/02216/VOC Variation of Condition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (time to re-build wall) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01838/LB to allow for an extended timeframe to re-build wall.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02216/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02216/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 2TS

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/23/00130/DRC Granted

    The Bonny Moorhen Hotel 25 Front Street Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2TS

    Discharge of condition 3 (Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/00974/LB

    Decided 1 Feb 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ainsworth Spark Associates Agent, registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Active · incorporated 2021 · Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Documents

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8 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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