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Factory Lambton Street Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 1PX

Refused County Durham DM/25/03586/CPO Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of a proposed development for the erection of a storage building for a temporary period of 12-18 months, resufacing of the existing car park and relocation of employee parking bays.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03586/CPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03586/CPO
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Shildon And Dene Valley
Parish
Shildon
Decision by
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
DL4 1PX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Who's behind it

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Wilsonart International Agent

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Documents

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

9 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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