Planning application
Cemetery Lodge Crawlaw Road Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3LP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition Single and two storey building.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02295/PND
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02295/PND
- Type
- Prior Notification Demolition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Easington Colliery
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- SR8 3LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/24/02089/PND Refused
Cemetery Lodge Crawlaw Road Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3LP
Prior notification for the demolition of single and two storey buildings to facilitate future development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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2 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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.
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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Cemetery Easington Colliery SR8 3LP
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Cemetery Lodge Crawlaw Road Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3LP
Prior notification for the demolition of single and two storey buildings to facilitate future development
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Split decision Conditions Demolition -
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