Planning application
Land At The West Of Townhead Farm Iveston Lane Iveston DH8 7TD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for the implementation of planning permission DM/23/02182/FPA
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02489/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02489/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- DH8 7TD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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9 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GFW Agent, registered in Darwen
Active · incorporated 2009 · Darwen
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11 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 19 December 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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