Planning application
Lakeside House Kitswell Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0RE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of stable block to a single dwellinghouse (self/custom build).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00011/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00011/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lanchester And Burnhope
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 0RE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hedley Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hexham
Active · incorporated 2012 · Hexham
88 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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