Planning application
Land To The West Of Lower Barn Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Stage 1 Permission in Principle (PIP) application for the erection of up to 3no dwellings.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00528/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00528/PIP
- Type
- Permission In Principle
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2RZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- FULL DELEGATED
- REFUSAL PIP
- DESIGN AND CONSERVATION
- REBUTTAL
- THE COURTYARD BENT HOUSE LANE DURHAM DH1 2RY
- THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUST
- PLANNING POLICY
- LOWER BARN BENT HOUSE FARM BENT HOUSE LANE DURHAM DH1 2RZ
- LANDSCAPE
- CROOKED BARN, BENT HOUSE FARM, BENT HOUSE LANE, DURHAM DH1 2RZ-OBJECTS-MR CARLTO
- 41 THE MOORLANDS, GILESGATE, DURHAM DH1 2LB-OBJECTS- RICHARD HORNBY(FULL)
- CLARIFICATION/SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- SABHAL ARD BENT HOUSE FARM BENT HOUSE LANE DURHAM DH1 2RZ
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- BENT HOUSE FARM, BENT HOUSE LANE, DURHAM DH1 2RZ-OBJECTS-MR BILL OXBURY(FULL)
- SITE NOTICE 14 DAYS
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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