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Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

Refused County Durham DM/25/02593/FPA Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retrospective application for the erection of a permanent polytunnel for temporary livestock use and material change of the use of the land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking and hardstanding

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02593/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02593/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
18 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Decided
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Cockfield
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 5AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/03566/FPA Awaiting decision

    Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

    Retrospective application for the erection of polytunnel for the temporary accommodation of livestock use for a temporary 10-year period and material change of the use of land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking, hardstanding and landscaping

    Submitted 22 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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    DM/25/03566/FPA Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~12 Mar

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    Awaiting decision Full applications 78 docs

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