Planning application
Land To The North Of George Pit Lane Great Lumley
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of 93 dwellings with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00799/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00799/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lumley And West Rainton
- Parish
- Great Lumley
- Decision by
- Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
30 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
-
31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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- Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01856/IN (Accepted Initial Notice)
Who's behind it
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
452 documents on file for this application
- REFUSAL FPA
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER
- 5 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PLAN
- PROPOSED PARKING PLAN
- PROPOSED SURFACE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- EXCEEDANCE FLOOD FLOW ROUTING LAYOUT
- LONGSECTION SHEET 1
- LONGSECTION SHEET 2
- FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY (REV B)
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- DRAFT BNG HMMP V2
- DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
- BNG ASSESSMENT V4
- BNG METRIC V3
- WESTERN SITE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND SURROUNDING HIGHWAY MITIGATION
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- HOUSETYPE THE GOLDSMITH - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN
- SURFACE TREATMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED PARKING DIAGRAM
- ROAD SAFETY AUDIT RESPONSE REPORT
- BAT SURVEY
- BREEDING BIRD SURVEY
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- CONSTRUCTION SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
- THE GOLDSMITH FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING SEWERS
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 1
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 2
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 3
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 4
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 5
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 6
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 7
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - SHEET 8
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
- 10.8M REFUSE TRACKING
- RESPONSE TO LLFA COMMENTS
- OFFSITE DRAINAGE ROUTE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ENGINEERING LAYOUT
- SUDS LOCATION PLAN
- SUDS BASIN GA AND DETAILS
- DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- ADOPTABLE DRAINAGE DETAILS
- PRIVATE POROUS PAVED DRIVES INDIVIDUAL AND SHARED
- SECTION 38 LAYOUT
- CPRE DURHAM
- SUDS HEADWALL DETAILS
- CONTROL MANHOLE DETAIL S4
- CONTROL MANHOLE DETAIL S24
- LANDSCAPE ADVICE
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER
- COMMENT 45 (2)
- 55 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 55 STAINMORE DRIVE
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN REV AA
- INDICATIVE PROW IMPROVEMENT PLAN
- WESTERN SITE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND SURROUNDING HIGHWAY MITIGATION
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- AERIAL CGI 1
- AERIAL CGI 2
- COLOUR LAYOUT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED ADOPTION PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN
- SURFACE TREATMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED PARKING DIAGRAM
- TRAVEL PLAN (REV A)
- TECHNICAL NOTE 02 - RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
- ECOLOGICAL TECHNICAL NOTE 1
- RESUBMISSION COVER LETTER
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISION A
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY (REV A)
- ENGINEERING LAYOUT
- SUDS LOCATION PLAN
- EXTERNAL WORKS - SHEET 1
- EXTERNAL WORKS - SHEET 2
- MANHOLE SCHEDULES
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COVER LETTER
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE
- 6 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 6 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- GREAT LUMLEY PARISH COUNCIL
- 7 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- COMMENT 71
- 55 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 67
- 39 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 68
- COMMENT 69
- 53 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 70
- 4 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- COMMENT 62
- COMMENT 63
- 51 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 4 EXETER CLOSE
- COMMENT 64
- COMMENT 65
- 28 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 28 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 56 LOEFIELD
- 14 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 66
- 39 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 8 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 25 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 51
- 7 MICKLETON CLOSE
- 36 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- COMMENT 46
- COMMENT 52
- COMMENT 53
- COMMENT 54
- 27 DANELAW
- 6 LARTINGTON COURT
- COMMENT 55
- COMMENT 57
- 71 GROSMONT
- COMMENT 58
- 44 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- COMMENT 59
- COMMENT 60
- COMMENT 61
- 12 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- 18 EDEN CRESCENT
- 20 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 32 SANDBACH
- 28 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 28 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 5 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- TRAVEL PLAN OFFICER
- 16 MEDWAY
- 66 FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY
- 66 FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY
- 10 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- 2 EXETER CLOSE
- 12 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 56
- 13 EXETER CLOSE
- COMMENT 40
- COMMENT 41
- COMMENT 42
- COMMENT 43
- COMMENT 44
- COMMENT 45
- COMMENT 47
- COMMENT 48
- COMMENT 49
- COMMENT 50
- 1 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 1
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 2
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 3
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 4
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 5
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 6
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 7
- 4 EGGLESTON - PHOTO 8
- 40 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 12 EXETER CLOSE
- ACTIVE TRAVEL COMMENTS
- 25 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 67 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 1 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- COMMENT 39
- 1 LICHFIELD CLOSE
- COMMENT 32
- COMMENT 33
- 2 LINCOLN WALK
- 67 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 34
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- 32 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 35
- 12 ST ALBANS CLOSE
- COMMENT 36
- 41 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 16 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 12 EXETER CLOSE
- 23 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 25 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 2 MICKLETON CLOSE
- 21 GROSMONT
- 7 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- 51 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 37
- 23 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 4 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- COMMENT 38
- 14 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 12 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 7 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 58 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 7 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 15 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 3 HAMSTERLEY CLOSE
- 1 SEVENACRES
- 14 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 40 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- COMMENT 31
- 7 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 5 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 8 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 14 WEAR CRESCENT
- 9 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 9 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 12 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 12 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 58 GROSMONT
- 58 GROSMONT
- 32 BALMORAL
- 32 BALMORAL
- 24 RUNNYMEDE
- 31 EDEN CRESCENT
- 1 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 1 LICHFIELD CLOSE
- CHERRY COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
- CHERRY COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
- 55 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 19 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 17 KENILWORTH
- 32 LINCOLN WALK
- 7 LARTINGTON COURT
- 45 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 1 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE
- 17 GLOUCESTER CLOSE
- 32 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 16 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- COMMENT 27
- COMMENT 28
- 14 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 42 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 59 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 29
- 55 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 65 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 30
- 10 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- 59 SEVENACRES
- LLFA - SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
- 23 SANDBACH
- 12 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 35 SEVENACRES
- 44 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 16
- COMMENT 17
- 24 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 18
- 17 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 17 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 19
- COMMENT 20
- COMMENT 21
- 18 SALISBURY CLOSE
- COMMENT 22
- COMMENT 23
- 57 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 24
- COMMENT 25
- COMMENT 26
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER
- 8 ST ALBANS CLOSE
- MORTON GRANGE FARM
- 99 MEDWAY
- 5 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 6 STARTFORTH CLOSE
- 41 EDEN CRESCENT
- 6 LICHFIELD CLOSE
- THE OLD BAKERY, ST ELVINS PLACE
- 14 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 23 LOEFIELD
- 9 TINTAGEL
- 27 MEDWAY
- 46 CHIPCHASE COURT
- 3 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- 4 LINCOLN WALK
- 2 NORWICH CLOSE
- 9 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- COMMENT 13
- 6 ST ALBANS CLOSE
- 8 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 16 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 14
- COMMENT 15
- 16 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 32 NENTHEAD CLOSE
- 53 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 61 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 24 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 25 LINCOLN WALK
- 69 HIGH BARNES
- 6 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 7 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- 6 STARTFORTH CLOSE
- 16 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- 6 STARTFORTH CLOSE
- 8 HAMSTERLEY CLOSE
- COMMENT 08
- COMMENT 09
- COMMENT 10
- 35 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 11
- 16 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- COMMENT 12
- 75 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 59 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 63 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 28 GROSMONT
- 56 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 56 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 57 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 07
- PARKING PLAN
- COMMENT 06
- 42 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 15 BRIGNALL CLOSE
- 15 LICHFIELD CLOSE
- 7 SALISBURY CLOSE
- COMMENT 05
- 7 GROSMONT
- 2 STRATHMORE
- 64 GROSMONT
- 10 MINSTERLEY
- 7 LARTINGTON COURT
- 44 RIDING HILL
- 28 LOEFIELD
- 5 LARTINGTON COURT
- 69 HIGH BARNES
- 47 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 23 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- 32 LINCOLN WALK
- 5 DANELAW
- COMMENT 04
- 5 LARTINGTON COURT
- 19 FROSTERLEY DRIVE
- PRESS NOTICE
- 4 LARTINGTON COURT
- 61 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 03
- 57 STAINMORE DRIVE
- HSE HAS AN INTEREST
- HSE DOES NOT ADVISE AGAINST
- 1 LUNEDALE CLOSE
- COMMENT 02
- COMMENT 02
- 16 EGGLESTON CLOSE
- 53 STAINMORE DRIVE
- NHS
- EDUCATION
- POLICE ARCHITECTURAL LIAISON OFFICER (PALO)
- 69 STAINMORE DRIVE
- 19 STAINMORE DRIVE
- COMMENT 01
- SITE NOTICE
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- DRAFT BNG HMMP
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- INDICATIVE SITE SECTIONS
- AERIAL CGI 1
- AERIAL CGI 2
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL AUDIT
- WESTERN SITE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS AND SURROUNDING HIGHWAY MITIGATION
- TRAVEL PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- HOUSETYPE SAWYER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE SAWYER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE CUTLER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE CUTLER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE LORIMER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE LORIMER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE DRAPER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE DRAPER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE SLATER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE THESPIAN - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE CHANDLER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HOUSETYPE BOWYER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE BOWYER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE POET - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE POET - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (LANDSCAPE INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE REEDMAKER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HOUSETYPE HOOPER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HOUSETYPE FABER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE FOUNDRYMAN - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (CONTEXT INSPIRED)
- HOUSETYPE HARPER - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- THE FABER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE HARPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE SAWYER FLOOR PLANS
- THE REEDMAKER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE CUTLER FLOOR PLANS
- THE BOWYER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE LORIMER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE DRAPER FLOOR PLANS
- THE POET FLOOR PLANS
- THE FOUNDRYMAN-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE SLATER FLOOR PLANS
- THE HOOPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE THESPIAN FLOOR PLANS
- THE CHANDLER FLOOR PLANS
- EXTERNAL WORKS - SHEET 1
- EXTERNAL WORKS - SHEET 2
- INDICATIVE VOLUMETRICS PLAN
- INDICATIVE ISOPACHYTE PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ENGINEERING STRATEGY
- PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- PHASE II GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- MINE SHAFT LOCATION PLAN
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- SKETCH LAYOUT - SOUTH
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE HOMES STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED ADOPTION PLAN
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN
- SURFACE TREATMENT PLAN
- COLOUR LAYOUT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- EXECUTION PLAN
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- EXTERNAL LEVELS STRATEGY - SHEET 1
- EXTERNAL LEVELS STRATEGY - SHEET 2
- MH SCHEDULE STRATEGY
- SUDS LOCATION STRATEGY
- ENGINEERING LAYOUT
- APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION REPORT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
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