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Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG

Granted County Durham DM/26/00317/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness application for an existing operation or activity to secure confirmation that planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA has been lawfully implemented with all pre-commencement conditions being discharged and the preparation of foundations commencing on site prior to the expiry date of the application and therefore remains extant

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00317/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00317/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Decided
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Parish
Greater Willington
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL15 0TG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02701/NMA Awaiting decision

    Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA to adjust the window positions to suit minor plan amendments; detail revisions to site layout.

    Submitted 8 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/03383/VOC Granted

    Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG

    Removal of Condition 8 (Occupancy Restriction) pursuant of planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA

    Decided 26 May 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/15/02058/FPA (Decided)
  • Application: DRC/18/00275 (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING Delegated Report · 02 Apr 2026
  • APPROVAL CEU Decision · 02 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 18 Feb 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 16 Feb 2026
  • SITE PHOTO 2 Photo · 10 Feb 2026
  • SITE PHOTO 3 Photo · 10 Feb 2026
  • SITE PHOTO 4 Photo · 10 Feb 2026
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Information · 10 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Feb 2026
  • FPA APPROVAL LETTER Supporting Information · 10 Feb 2026
  • DRC APPROVAL LETTER Supporting Information · 10 Feb 2026
  • SITE PHOTO 1 Photo · 10 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 2 April 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 lawful development applications

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.

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