Planning application
Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of existing traditional stone-built barns into 6no. residential units with associated access, parking and amenity space.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00839/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00839/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Westwick
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 8UP
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/25/01384/PN56 Refused
Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 2 no. dwelling houses (Class C3) and associated works
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DM/25/01385/PN56 Refused
Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 5 no. dwelling houses (Class C3) and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Apr 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 15 June 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GFW Agent, registered in Darwen
Active · incorporated 2009 · Darwen
64 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
- BUILDING C PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING C PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- STRUCTURAL CONDITION REPORT
- BUILDING E PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING E PROPOSED SITE PLAN (LARGE)
- BUILDING C PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING C PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING E PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING E PROPOSED SITE PLAN (LARGE)
- CHERRY TREE HOUSE
- ECOLOGY
- WHORLTON AND WESTWICK PARISH COUNCIL
- PRESS NOTICE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY CALCULATOR
- BUILDING C PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING E PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING E PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & BAT SURVEY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- BUILDING E EXISTING SITE PLAN
- BUILDING C EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING E EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING C EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING C EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING E EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING C PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING E PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BUILDING C PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- BUILDING C+E LOCATION PLAN
- BUILDING C EXISTING SITE PLAN
- BNG METRIC
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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Close Cottage Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
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Westwick Farm Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 2 no. dwelling houses (Class C3) and associated works
Refused Prior approval 21 docsSeveral homes -
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Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP
Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs
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