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Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02279/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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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
Pending Consideration
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
1 Sep 2025
Ward
Lanchester And Burnhope
Parish
Lanchester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH7 9RP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 1 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 October 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.

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Hexham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What 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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