Planning application
The Project At The Old Ticket Office Burnhope Way Peterlee SR8 1NT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to confirm current lawful use of building as an office (Use Class E(c)(ii))
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00472/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00472/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Peterlee
- Parish
- Peterlee
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SR8 1NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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27 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- CEU
- APPROVAL CEU
- HM LAND REGISTRY COPY OF TITLE PLAN
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- FOR SALE/TO LET - OFFICE PREMISES
- CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS USE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 22 May 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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