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High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN

Refused County Durham DM/25/03047/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of 3no agricultural barns to 10no residential dwellinghouses (Amended Scheme)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03047/PN56

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03047/PN56
Type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Decided
20 May 2026
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH8 6RN

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • DM/26/00365/PNA Refused

    High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN

    Prior notification for the alteration of an existing highway to introduce passing places

    Decided 6 Mar 2026 Prior approval
  • DM/25/02446/CPO Withdrawn

    High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN

    Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey side and two storey rear extensions to former farmhouse at High Bradley Farm

    Decided 31 Oct 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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64 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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