Planning application
5 Foxwood Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QF
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ground floor extension to side of property to form sun room
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02759/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02759/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lanchester And Burnhope
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Decision by
- Householder (No Objection)
- Postcode
- DH7 0QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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3 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 24 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.
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