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166 Priors Grange High Pittington Durham DH6 1DE

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01592/CPO Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera

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Proposal

A Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed use of the existing dwellinghouse as a small-scale children's residential care home accommodating no more than two children on a long-term basis.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01592/CPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01592/CPO
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Pittington And Sherburn
Parish
Pittington
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH6 1DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Carter Smith Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Morpeth

Active · incorporated 2026 · Morpeth

91 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 57% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

107 documents on file for this application

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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 decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

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.

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