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Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

Granted County Durham DM/25/03376/PNA Prior Notification Agriculture

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03376/PNA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03376/PNA
Type
Prior Notification Agriculture
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval is Required
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Decided
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
Parish
Witton Gilbert
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH7 6SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01040/PA56 Awaiting decision

    Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc in relation to DM/25/03376/PNA

    Submitted 14 Apr 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is Required

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01040/PA56 Awaiting decision

    Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc in relation to DM/25/03376/PNA

    Submitted 14 Apr 2026 Prior approval

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 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.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

    DM/26/01040/PA56 Submitted 14 Apr 2026 0m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc in relation to DM/25/03376/PNA

    Awaiting decision Prior approval 4 docs

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