Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY
Approved on 28 March 2011
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of one dwelling for occupancy by equine worker, extension to existing stable and retrospective change of use of land from agriculture to equine uses
- Received
- 14 October 2010
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Leadgate and Medomsley
- ReceivedReceived14 Oct
- ValidatedValidated14 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided28 Mar
Decided in 165 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 165 days, 16 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DH8 6RY
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 October 2010
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2010
- Committee meeting
- 25 November 2010
- Decision issued
- 29 March 2011
- Permission expires
- 27 March 2014
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 1 March 2011
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201724 May
Erection of a horse exerciser structure for use in connection with existing equestrian business
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/17/01798/FPA - 201513 May
Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission DM/14/03616/FPA
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/15/00137 - 201427 Nov
Extension to an existing equestrian building
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/14/03616/FPA
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