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Harperley POW Camp Durham Road Fir Tree Crook DL15 8DX

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/00573/CEU Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of land and buildings for storage and haulage purposes (Use Class B8) with operational development comprising the erection of 1 No. steel framed building for ancillary repairs

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00573/CEU

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00573/CEU
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL15 8DX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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    Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development