Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY
Approved on 26 March 2015
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Extension to an existing equestrian building
- Received
- 27 November 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Leadgate and Medomsley
- Agent
- Unit Design and Developments Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Nov
- ValidatedValidated27 Nov
- Consult.Consultation2 Apr
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 119 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 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
- 27 November 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 2 April 2015
- Consultation start
- 19 March 2015
- Consultation end
- 2 April 2015
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 December 2014
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 December 2014
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2015
- Permission expires
- 26 March 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Unit Design and Developments Ltd
- Agent address
- 285A Durham Road Consett Co Durham DH8 5NW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
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.
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Associated applications
- 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
This applicationApprovedFullDM/14/03616/FPA
Planning history at this site
2 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 - 201014 Oct
Erection of one dwelling for occupancy by equine worker, extension to existing stable and retrospective…
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2010/0595/77788
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- Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RYDRC/15/00137 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY1/2010/0595/77788 · FullApproved0.0 mi
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Find contractors for extensions near this site- A.Graham Electrical ServicesElectrician0.7 mi
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- J R Forbes Electrical LtdElectrician1.5 mi
- Ash Electrical EngineeringElectrician1.6 mi
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