Blue House Cottage Salters Lane Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2AP

1. 22 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Nov 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 December 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.

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 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Wingrove Blue House Bungalows Salters Lane Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2AR

  DM/26/00701/FPA Submitted 18 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Retention of land to the north for the change of use to domestic curtilage and erection of single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The South Of Chardonnay Cottage Salters Lane Haswell DH6 2AW

  DM/24/02384/FPA Submitted 29 Aug 2024 300 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

  Change of use from mixed use comprising agriculture and a commercial livery to caravan storage.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs

• Chardonnay Cottage Salters Lane Haswell Durham DH6 2AW

  DM/26/01327/CEU Submitted 26 May 2026 350 yards away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul

  Certificate of Lawful Existing Use in relation to an independent/self-contained dwelling (bungalow).

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 11 docs
  Domestic

• Agricultural Barn Laurendale Farm Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ

  DM/22/03213/PNC Submitted 31 Oct 2022 450 yards away

  Prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.

  Refused Prior approval 18 docs
  Domestic

• Laurendale Farm Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ

  DM/23/00069/PNC Submitted 5 Jan 2023 0.3 miles away

  Prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.

  Refused Prior approval 33 docs
  Domestic

• Laurendale Farm Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ

  DM/25/01948/CEU Submitted 16 Jul 2025 0.3 miles away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct

  Certificate of lawfulness application for the existing use - conversion of security office to part-residential and part security office

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 26 docs