Planning application
Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of pipe bridge and associated works
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00328/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00328/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Required
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bowburn And Coxhoe
- Parish
- Cornforth
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH6 5LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01772/DRC Granted
Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ
Discharge of Condition 4 (BNG) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00328/FPA.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/26/01772/DRC Granted
Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ
Discharge of Condition 4 (BNG) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00328/FPA.
Who's behind it
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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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16 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 16 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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