Planning application
Site Of Former Shotley Bridge Village Hall The Terrace Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0EY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to short term holiday let - retrospective
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01151/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01151/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DH8 0EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Jun 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 5 August 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
- PHOTO OF BUILDING
- PHOTO OF GARDEN AND DRIVEWAY
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 1 (INTRO)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 7 (GENERAL INFO 4)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 6 (GENERAL INFO 3)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 5 (GENERAL INFO 2)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 4 (GENERAL INFO)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 3 (NOISE MONITORING)
- MINUT SCREENSHOT 2 (CROWD DETECT)
- THE OLD MANSE
- COMMENT 06
- OVINGDON THE TERRACE - OBJECTION
- OVINGDON THE TERRACE- SUPPORTING PHOTOS
- OVINGDON THE TERRACE - OBJECTION
- 2 THE TERRACE - OBJECTION
- OVINGDON THE TERRACE - OBJECTION
- SHOTLEY BRIDGE VILLAGE TRUST - OBJECTION
- THE MEWS - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 05 - OBJECTION
- COMMENT 05 - SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- PRESS NOTICE
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM - SUPPORT
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM - VOLUME AND VALUE OF TOURISM
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM - VISITOR ECONOMY FACT SHEET
- APPLICANT RESPONSE
- APPLICANT PHOTOS TO SUPPORT RESPONSE
- 13 STATION ROAD SUPPORT
- SHOTLEY BRIDGE VILLAGE TRUST OBJECTION
- COMMENT 04
- OVINGDON THE TERRACE OBJECTION
- BELLE VUE HOUSE OBJECTION
- THE MEWS OBJECTION
- SHOTLEY VILLA WEST OBJECTION
- KILBURN CHURCH BANK REPRESENTATION
- 2 THE TERRACE OBJECTION
- COMMENT 03 REPRESENTATION
- PRESS NOTICE
- COMMENT 02 OBJECTION
- COMMENT 01 OBJECTION
- SITE NOTICE
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM VISITOR ECONOMY FACT SHEET
- VISIT COUNTY DURHAM VOLUME AND VALUE OF TOURISM
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- WRITTEN STATEMENT: PROPOSED USE AS A SHORT-TERM HOLIDAY LET
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