Planning application
8 Margaret Court Bowburn Durham DH6 5DX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to private garden from green area to fence off as private residential (amended description).
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03120/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03120/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bowburn And Coxhoe
- Parish
- Cassop-cum-Quarrington
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH6 5DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
5 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
-
6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
-
20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 18 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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