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Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/03566/FPA Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Retrospective application for the erection of polytunnel for the temporary accommodation of livestock use for a temporary 10-year period and material change of the use of land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking, hardstanding and landscaping

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03566/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03566/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Decision
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Cockfield
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DL13 5AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

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

  • DM/25/02593/FPA Refused

    Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

    Retrospective application for the erection of a permanent polytunnel for temporary livestock use and material change of the use of the land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking and hardstanding

    Decided 1 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 19 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

78 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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