Chardonnay Cottage Salters Lane Haswell Durham DH6 2AW

1. 26 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 July 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.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land To The South Of Chardonnay Cottage Salters Lane Haswell DH6 2AW

  DM/24/02384/FPA Submitted 29 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

  Change of use from mixed use comprising agriculture and a commercial livery to caravan storage.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs

• Wingrove Blue House Bungalows Salters Lane Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2AR

  DM/26/00701/FPA Submitted 18 Mar 2026 400 yards away

  Retention of land to the north for the change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Plough Farm Haswell Durham DH6 2AZ

  DM/26/00302/FPA Submitted 6 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

  Detached double garage with first floor farm office ancillary to the existing dwelling

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Domestic

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

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

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

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

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development