Planning application
18 Old School Close Demesnes Barnard Castle DL12 8PS
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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Proposal
Single storey rear and extension to replace detached garage
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00878/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00878/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Barnard Castle
- Parish
- Barnard Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 8PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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CMF Planning and Design Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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