West Lodge Harperley Lane Harperley Stanley DH9 9TY

1. 12 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 26 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Land To The South Of Rose Cottage Peters Bank Harperley DH9 9TY

  DM/25/03362/FPA Submitted 2 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  Agricultural storage building for hay, feed stuff, agricultural machinery and implements

  Withdrawn Full applications 12 docs

• Land South West Of Kyoburn House Kyo Heugh Road Harperley DH9 9TY

  DRC/21/00056 Submitted 25 Feb 2021 400 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3,5,6 and 8 of planning permission DM/18//00096/FPA relating to landscaping details, fencing, materials colours and surface water drainage.

  Granted Conditions

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/02031/CPO Awaiting decision

  82 Barley Mill Road Bridgehill Consett DH8 8JR

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the demolition of two rear offshot extensions and replacement with one larger lean to extension.

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development