Planning application
Applegarth New Road Crook DL15 8NB
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to children's home (Use Class C2) for up to 2 Children aged 7-17 years, including demolition of existing garage, enlarged parking area and associated internal and external alterations.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02479/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02479/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Crook
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- South West Planning Committee
- Postcode
- DL15 8NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/26/01956/DRC Granted
Applegarth New Road Crook DL15 8NB
Discharge of conditions 5 (boundary treatment), 6 (EV Charging) ,7 (cycle storage), 8 (CCTV) and 9 (lighting) pursuant to appeal decision 6002307.
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DM/26/01248/DRC Granted
Applegarth New Road Crook DL15 8NB
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of appeal decision 6002307 relating to landscaping and tree protection measures.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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8 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
RPN Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Whitley Bay
Active · incorporated 2023 · Whitley Bay
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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52 documents on file for this application
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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.
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