Planning application
8 Larch Avenue Shildon DL4 2BW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retention of 1.8m high timber boundary fence and gate.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03351/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03351/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shildon And Dene Valley
- Parish
- Shildon
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL4 2BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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