Planning application
Wheatley Heads Farm West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6PY
Relates to DM/25/03522/PNA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for steel portal frame general purpose storage building pursuant to DM/25/03522/PNA.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00311/PA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00311/PA
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- Parish
- West Rainton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH4 6PY
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03522/PNA Decided
Wheatley Heads Farm West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6PY
Steel Portal Frame General purpose storage building to be used for storing straw and hay.
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DM/24/00746/FPA Granted
Wheatley Heads Farm West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6PY
Construction of agricultural workers dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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DM/25/03522/PNA Decided
Wheatley Heads Farm West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6PY
Steel Portal Frame General purpose storage building to be used for storing straw and hay.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vickers and Barrass Agent, registered in Consett
Active · incorporated 2025 · Consett
41 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 86% granted
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4 documents on file for this application
- FAST TRACK
- APPROVAL PA
- COVER LETTER
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 31 March 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 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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