Planning application
Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
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 1no. dwelling house (Class C3) and associated works
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02279/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02279/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lanchester And Burnhope
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 9RP
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/26/02570/FPA Awaiting decision
Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Construction of carport to rear of dwelling, raised deck to side of dwelling, opening up of previously blocked up opening to side elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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1 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Hedley Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hexham
Active · incorporated 2012 · Hexham
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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 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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