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DM/26/00360/CEU

Brackenhill House Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2RA

Refused County Durham Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to confirm that the planning permission for six detached dwellings at Brackenhill House, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2RA (outline reference CE/13/00862/OUT, appeal ref APP/X1355/W/15/3022942, reserved matters ref DM/18/02928/RM, and discharge of conditions ref DRC/18/00054) was lawfully commenced and remains extant.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00360/CEU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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