Planning application
11 Blackhills Road Horden Peterlee SR8 4LG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from shop to private residential flat
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02906/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02906/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Horden And Dene House
- Parish
- Horden
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- SR8 4LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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