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Land To The West Of Lower Barn Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RZ

Refused County Durham DM/26/00528/PIP Permission In Principle

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
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 2RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What 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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