Planning application
Bolton Farm Alum Waters New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Siting of 4 shepherds huts with associated decking and hardstanding for use as holiday accommodation.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00856/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00856/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Brandon
- Parish
- Brandon And Byshottles
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 7JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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9 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 4 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 4/04/01008/FPA (Decided)
- Application: 4/05/00021/FPA (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Building Design Northern Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Sunderland
Active · incorporated 1983 · Sunderland
54 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
43 documents on file for this application
- MANAGEMENT AND NOISE PLAN
- MANAGEMENT AND NOISE PLAN
- SUSTAINABILITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND LOCAL ACCESSIBILITY
- NPPF S5 STATEMENT
- CYCLE STORAGE
- SUSTAINABILITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND LOCAL ACCESSIBILITY
- PROPOSED BIN STORE ELEVATIONS
- EVACUATION PLAN
- MANAGEMENT AND NOISE PLAN
- EV CHARGING POINT
- BUSINESS PLAN
- 1 ALUM WATERS, NEW BRANCEPETH, DURHAM DH7 7JL-OBJECTS-MR BILL HEADLEY(FULL)
- COMMENT 2
- 21 ALUM WATERS
- COMMENT 1 - PART 1
- COMMENT 1 - PART 2
- LANDSCAPE
- SITE NOTICE
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM - VOLUME AND VALUE OF TOURISM
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM - VISITOR ECONOMY
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM
- COAL AUTHORITY
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPENDIX 4 - CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- APPENDIX 5 - BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- PROPOSED SHEPHERDS HUT ELEVATIONS
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SHEPHERDS HUT ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATED LAND DESK STUDY - PART 1
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATED LAND DESK STUDY - PART 2
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATED LAND DESK STUDY - PART 3
- COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 1
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PROPOSED SHEPHERDS HUT PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
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