Planning application
Snow Hall Lodge Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BL
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension to existing stone built workshop building to create additional working area and storage space.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03072/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03072/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Gainford
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DL2 3BL
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02153/TPO Awaiting decision
Snow Hall Lodge Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BL
Beech (G2) - remove due to extensive root decay, loss of anchorage, evidence of progressive decline and the potential consequences of failure of the tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Feb 2026
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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 13 February 2026, 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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