Planning application
Wilbor Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the siting of a riding arena for personal use only including a decontamination area and landscaping together with retrospective permission for the creation of an area of hard standing for the storage and parking of vehicles associated with the existing farm and workshop.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01406/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01406/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 12 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 8DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED DETAILS
- SITE PHOTO FROM PROW
- SCHOOL HOUSE, PRIMROSE HILL, NEWFIELD, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 8BQ-SUPPORTS-MRS LUC
- SPENNYMOOR WARD (CLLR PETE MOLLOY)
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- PROPOSED DETAILS
- SURFACE SECTION DETAIL
- EMAIL FROM APPLICANT RE INVALID EMAIL
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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