Planning application
Land South East Of Alwent Mill Cottage Winston Road Staindrop DL2 3QH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of agricultural building for storage of equipment, fuel, machinery, fertilizer, hay and straw
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00241/PNA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00241/PNA
- Type
- Prior Notification Agriculture
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Gainford
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL2 3QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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