Planning application
Olive Lodge Station Lane Pelton Fell Chester-le-Street DH2 2RL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of proposed use of a dwelling house (Class C3) as a Children's Home (Class C2) occupied by a maximum of 3 children (under 18 years of age), living together where care is provided for them on a rota basis, including sleeping overnight
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03232/CPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03232/CPO
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Pelton
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- DH2 2RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Prism Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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27 documents on file for this application
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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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