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Land North And West Of 3 Westerton Road Coundon DL14 8HF

Refused County Durham DM/25/03489/OUT Outline Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application for up to 156 dwellings, including areas of open space, with all matters reserved except access.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03489/OUT

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03489/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Decided
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Shildon And Dene Valley
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
County Planning Committee
Postcode
DL14 8HF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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

348 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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