Planning application
Harperley POW Camp Durham Road Fir Tree Crook DL15 8DX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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6 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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- Application: DM/14/01254/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/14/01556/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/15/02191/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/15/03481/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
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ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- SITE AREA
- ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
- COMMENT 1
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat 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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