DM/25/02389/PNA

1. 28 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval is Required

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/25/02907/PA56 Withdrawn

  Land To The North West Of 7 Black Horse Terrace Woodland DL13 5RN

  Prior approval application for the extension to existing stone building to create timber framed agricultural storage building (relating to previous application DM/25/02389/PNA)

  16 Oct 2025 0m away Prior approval
• DM/26/00715/FPA Awaiting decision

  Land To The Rear Of 7 Black Horse Terrace Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RN

  Erection of an agricultural storage building for storing animal feed and equipment

  20 Mar 2026 30m away Full applications
• DM/26/00914/PNA Granted

  Tilesheds Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5NQ

  Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for an agricultural storage shed

  9 Apr 2026 260m away Prior approval
• DM/26/00014/VOC Granted

  Kirk House Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RH

  Variation of Condition 3 (Windows) in relation to application DM/23/01633/FPA relating to the change of window material

  5 Jan 2026 317m away Amendments
• DM/26/00580/PNA Refused

  Land To The North Of Pond Farm The Edge Woodland DL13 5RF

  Farm building lean to portal frame

  9 Mar 2026 432m away Prior approval

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval