DM/25/03376/PNA

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

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 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

  14 Apr 2026 0m away Prior approval
• DM/26/00233/NMA Granted

  Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03312/VOC for changes to the location of acoustic fencing to the southern boundary of the site (rear of Plots 7-17)

  29 Jan 2026 230m away Amendments
• DM/26/01562/DRC Granted

  Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  Discharge of condition 4 (verification report) in part in respect of Plots 8, 9 and 14 only pursuant to DM/23/03312/VOC

  16 Jun 2026 230m away Conditions
• DM/25/02527/DRC Decided

  Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  Discharge of condition 4 (remediation works) and condition 7 (Building Regulations M4(2) standard) in part in respect of plots 22-27 only pursuant to DM/23/0312/VOC

  10 Sep 2025 230m away Conditions
• DM/25/01347/FPA Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of 20 Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6TQ

  Erection of 3no two storey detached dwellings

  20 May 2025 233m away Full applications
• DM/25/03561/FPA Granted

  Sewage Treatment Works Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

  Installation of kiosks and associated works

  22 Dec 2025 254m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval