Planning application
Royal Oak Hotel 7 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Convert existing redundant public house into a single family dwelling
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01183/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01183/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH8 6QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GHBD Limited Agent, registered in Consett
Active · incorporated 2019 · Consett
70 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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