Planning application
17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00515/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00515/CEU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Consett North
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Postcode
- DH8 5XT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Ward Hadaway LLP Agent, registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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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.
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