DM/26/00965/CPO

1. 13 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 14 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• DM/26/01590/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 West Avenue Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RS

  Single storey rear extension

  17 Jun 2026 0m away Full applications
• DM/25/02002/FPA Awaiting decision

  1 East Avenue Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RU

  Vehicular access, hard standing and integral side garage

  21 Jul 2025 115m away Full applications
• DM/26/01564/AD Awaiting decision

  The Church Mouse Front Street Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RJ

  Erection and display of 1no externally illuminated double-sided pictorial hanging sign to new post mounted gibbet and boot fixed to existing post (A), 2no set of externally illuminated individual lettering fascia signs (B and G), 1no internally illuminated brass lantern (C), 1no internally illuminated post mounted entrance sign (D), 1no non-illuminated sign (E) and 4no internally LED illuminated floodlights (F)

  16 Jun 2026 354m away Advertising

• DM/26/01728/CPO Awaiting decision

  East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01088/CPO Granted

  16 Wackerfield Darlington DL2 3AP

  Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated works

  29 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01703/CPO Awaiting decision

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Instillation of timber playground equipment.

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00515/CEU Refused

  17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT

  Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01642/CEU Awaiting decision

  17 Boyd Street Durham DH1 3DP

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  25 Jun 2026 Lawful development