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East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/01728/CPO Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01728/CPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01728/CPO
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH8 6QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 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.

Who's behind it

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Humphreys & Sons - Architecture & Surveyors Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

11 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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