Planning application
Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG
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
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Willington And Hunwick
- Parish
- Greater Willington
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- DL15 0TG
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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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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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.
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