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The Rookery Ashwood Grange Thornley

DM/16/00598/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 23 September 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of detached house

Received
25 February 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Trimdon and Thornley
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 210 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Rookery Ashwood Grange Thornley. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 211 days, 22 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thornley

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2016
Consultation expiry
28 March 2016
Consultation start
4 March 2016
Consultation end
25 March 2016
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2016
Neighbour consultation end
25 March 2016
Last date for comments
28 March 2016
Target decision date
22 April 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
KLD Architectural Design 2 Grange Avenue Fencehouses Tyne And Wear DH4 6JQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 March 2016
Site notice end
28 March 2016

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04837042
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    9 Feb

    Felling and Removal of 1No Ash Tree and Removal of Dead Wood from 2No Sycamore Trees (Amended)

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/18/00482/TPO
  2. 2014
    24 Jan

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning application ref: PL/5/2013/0215

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/14/00002
  3. 2013
    21 May

    2 two storey dwellings

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2013/0215
  4. 2013
    22 Apr

    Detached double garage

    RefusedFull Planning Application5/PL/2013/0157
  5. 2012
    10 Sep

    Four bedroomed two storey detached house

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2012/0357
  6. 2011
    7 Jul

    2 no. Dwelling houses(part retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2011/0283

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