The Old Barn Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7DB
Proposal
Change of use of land to domestic use
- Received
- 24 September 2008
- Decided
- 25 November 2008 · Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
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- ReceivedReceived24 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Oct
- Consult.Consultation24 Oct
- TargetTarget Date26 Nov
- DecidedDecided25 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Old Barn Auton Stile Bearpark Durham DH7 7DB. Durham has handled 11,035 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 62 days, 7 days longer than Durham's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,229 applications in total for the DH7 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Green belt: County DurhamPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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