Planning application
Palmfield And Cherry Blossom (previously Hideaway) Church Hill Crook DL15 9DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of dwellings (Class C3) and associated site to form 2 care homes (Class C2) for up to 6 adults (with learning disabilities) 4 adults in one and 2 adults in the other.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00232/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00232/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Crook
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL15 9DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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5 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/2002/0781 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2003/0217 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2006/0643 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2006/0878 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2008/0112 (Decided)
- Application: DM/21/01623/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/22/01092/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/23/02464/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/25/00041/DRC (Pending Consideration)
- Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00785/IN (Accepted Initial Notice)
Who's behind it
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Humphreys & Sons - Architecture & Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED
- FULL DELEGATED
- PALSMFIELD - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS, BLOCK AND SITE PLANS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS, BLOCK AND SITE PLANS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS, BLOCK AND SITE PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS, BLOCK AND SITE PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- CARE HOMES, ADULT AND HEALTH SERVICES
- COMMENT 3
- COMMENT 2
- COMMENT 1
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING ELEVATIONS & SECTIONS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SECTIONS
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SECTIONS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- CHERRY BLOSSOM - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY 2025
- HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURE 2025
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PALMSFIELD - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PALMSFIELD - EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 5 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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