Planning application
High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for the alteration of an existing highway to introduce passing places
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00365/PNA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00365/PNA
- Type
- Prior Notification Agriculture
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Fast Track
- Postcode
- DH8 6RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/25/03047/PN56 Refused
High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN
Prior notification for the change of use of 3no agricultural barns to 10no residential dwellinghouses (Amended Scheme)
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DM/25/02446/CPO Withdrawn
High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN
Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey side and two storey rear extensions to former farmhouse at High Bradley Farm
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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High Bradley Farm Pithouse Lane Medomsley Consett DH8 6RN
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