Planning application
Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ
Relates to DM/25/01837/VOC
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge conditions 3 (Nutrient Neutrality Mitigation), 4 (HMMP), 5 (Archaeology), 7 (Landscaping), and 25 (Sustainability Statement) pursuant to permission DM/25/01837/VOC
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02468/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02468/DRC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Lower Teesdale
- Parish
- Whorlton
- Postcode
- DL12 8XQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03091/TCA Granted
Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ
Felling of self-seeded goat willow tree.
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DM/25/01837/VOC Granted
Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ
'Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to alter layout of new builds, 3 (nutrient neutrality), 4 (BNG), 8 (trees), 13 (bat & bird habitat compensation plan), 21 (boundary treatments) & 23 (drainage) of DM/23/02254/FPA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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DM/25/01837/VOC Granted
Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ
'Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to alter layout of new builds, 3 (nutrient neutrality), 4 (BNG), 8 (trees), 13 (bat & bird habitat compensation plan), 21 (boundary treatments) & 23 (drainage) of DM/23/02254/FPA
What this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 21 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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.
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