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Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

Refused County Durham DM/25/02903/VOC Variation of Condition

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01850/FPA, in order to remove soil bund and hedgerow screening (in part).

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02903/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02903/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 3DS

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/25/02902/DRC Granted

    Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

    Discharge of Condition 8 (gate construction) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01850/FPA.

    Decided 26 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • DM/24/01480/FPA Granted

    Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

    Porch to south, single storey extension to north and additional windows in side elevation (east)

    Decided 25 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • DM/22/03487/FPA Granted

    Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

    Conversion of existing barn to form dwelling including extension and part re building, laboratory / office / workshop building in connection with existing farm and integrated tack room, stables for personal use and domestic garage. (Resub of DM/22/01771/FPA).

    Decided 9 Feb 2023 Full applications
  • DM/22/01771/FPA Withdrawn

    Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

    Agricultural worker's dwelling, laboratory building for associated agricultural use, integrated tack room, stables, office and machinery store and associated demolition of existing structures.

    Decided 15 Nov 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GHBD Limited Agent, registered in Consett

Active · incorporated 2019 · Consett

125 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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5 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.

About amendment applications

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