Planning application
Land To The East Of Merlin Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8FL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development of land for the erection of 65 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping, and infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01984/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01984/FPA
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Marwood
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DL12 8FL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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.
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Pegasus Group Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
91 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
- SECTION 104 AGREEMENT PLAN
- SUDS IDENTIFICATION PLAN
- SUDS DETAILS SHEET 1
- FLOOD ROUTING PLAN
- PRELIMINARY DRAINAGE AND LEVELS STRATEGY
- OVERLAND SURFACE WATER FLOWS
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT (INCLUDING MEETING HOUSING NEED ASSESSMENT, NDSS ASSESSMENT A
- PLANNING LAYOUT
- MATERIALS LAYOUT
- CROSS SECTION
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT
- INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (HOOPER LIFE 3-BLOCK PLANS)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (HOOPER LIFE 3-BLOCK ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (LORIMER LIFE DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (MASON DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (PLANE DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (SAWYER DETACHED)
- SECTION 104 AGREEMENT PLAN
- DRAINAGE DETAILS
- HYDROBRAKE DETAILS
- ORIFICE DETAILS
- SUDS IDENTIFICATION PLAN- SUPERSEDED
- SUDS DETAILS (SHEET 1)SUPERSEDED
- SUDS DETAILS (SHEET 2)
- FLOOD ROUTING PLAN-SUPERSEDED
- PRELIMINARY DRAINAGE AND LEVELS STRATEGY - SUPERSEDED
- PRELIMINARY ROAD AND SEWER LONG SECTIONS SHEET 1
- PRELIMINARY ROAD AND SEWER LONG SECTIONS SHEET 2
- PRELIMINARY MANHOLE SCHEDULE
- OVERLAND SURFACE WATER FLOWS-SUPERSEDED
- BAT SURVEY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- BNG METRIC
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN
- REPORT TO INFORM A HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT - NUTRIENT INPUT
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALCULATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
- SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
- SOIL RESOURCE PLAN
- PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- PHASE II GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL AUDIT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT (INCLUDING MEETING HOUSING NEED ASSESSMENT, NDSS ASSESSMENT A
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- NDSS TABLE
- PLANNING LAYOUT (SUPERSEDED)
- LOCATION PLAN 1:1250
- MATERIALS LAYOUT-SUPERSEDED
- CROSS SECTION- SUPERSEDED
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN-SUPERSEDED
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (BOWYER LIFE DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (CUTLER DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (DRAPER DETACHED PLANS
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (DRAPER DETACHED ELEVATIONS)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (FABER LIFE SEMI)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (FOUNDRY LIFE DETACHED)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (FOUNDRYMAN LIFE SEMI PLANS)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (FOUNDRYMAN LIFE SEMI ELEVATIONS)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (SINGLE GARAGE)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (HARPER LIFE & BLENMERE LIFE SEMI)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (HARPER LIFE SEMI)
- PLANNING DRAWINGS (HOOPER LIFE SEMI)
- APPENDIX 1 - TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
- APPENDIX 2 - BUILD ROUTE
- CLOSE COUPLED SUBSTATION PYRAMID ROOF DETAIL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
- ECL ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- COVERING LETTER
- SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- DRAFT HEADS OF TERMS
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT-SUPERSEDED
- INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN-SUPERSEDED
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION
- APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)
- LOCATION PLAN 1:1250-SUPERSEDED
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Open the documentsWhat 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 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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