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Wilbor Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DG

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01406/FPA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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
Pending Consideration
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Postcode
DL14 8DG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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