Planning application
Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of carport to rear of dwelling, raised deck to side of dwelling, opening up of previously blocked up opening to side elevation
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02570/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02570/FPA
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lanchester And Burnhope
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 9RP
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/25/02279/PN56 Refused
Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 1no. dwelling house (Class C3) and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by County Durham
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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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Cases linked to this one on the register
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- Application: 1/1992/1347/518 (Decided)
- Application: 1/1993/0145/6691 (Decided)
- Application: 1/1993/0703/6177 (Decided)
- Application: 1/1994/1003/4399 (Decided)
- Application: 1/1996/0927/1433 (Decided)
- Application: 1/1997/0669/7465 (Decided)
- Application: 1/2011/0608/83545 (Decided)
- Application: 1/2012/0494/85082 (Decided)
- Application: 1/2013/0284/86701 (Decided)
- Application: 1/2013/0651/87866 (Decided)
- Application: DM/25/02279/PN56 (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GHBD Limited Agent, registered in Consett
Active · incorporated 2019 · Consett
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING PLANS & ELEVATIONS, EXISTING SITE/ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONS, PROPOSED SITE/ROOF PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
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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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Biggen House Farm Esh Durham DH7 9RP
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an existing agricultural building to form 1no. dwelling house (Class C3) and associated works
Refused Prior approval 14 docsDomestic