Planning application
Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU
Relates to DM/25/03376/PNA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc in relation to DM/25/03376/PNA
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01040/PA56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01040/PA56
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
- Parish
- Witton Gilbert
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 6SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03376/PNA Granted
Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DM/25/03376/PNA Granted
Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU
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Granted Prior approval 7 docs -
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Awaiting decision -
Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY
Discharge of condition 4 (verification report) in part in respect of Plots 8, 9 and 14 only pursuant to DM/23/03312/VOC
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