Planning application
High Trough Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 1 no. self build dormer bungalow associated with existing rural/ agricultural business and installation of package treatment plant (on land to the west of High Trough Farm)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01686/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01686/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Evenwood
- Parish
- Lynesack And Softley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL13 5JE
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DM/26/01336/FPA Awaiting decision
High Trough Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to form compound for farming and rural business use and an additional new building within the new site
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MD2 Consulting Ltd. Agent, registered in Durham
Active · incorporated 2012 · Durham
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- THE COAL AUTHRITY
- LANDSCAPE
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PROOF OF FLITE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- AGENT EMAIL RE INVALID LETTER RESPONSE
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- LETTER RE PERCOLATION TEST RESULTS
- DESIGN, ACCESS AND PLANNING STATEMENT
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND COAL MINING RA
- NOISE & ODOUR RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- LOW WHAM LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL
- BIOAIR DATASHEET
- RA DALTON KINGSPAN WARRANTY
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs -
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