Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY
Approved on 5 July 2017
Fast Track
Proposal
Erection of a horse exerciser structure for use in connection with existing equestrian business
- Received
- 24 May 2017
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Leadgate and Medomsley
- Agent
- Unit Design and Development Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 May
- ValidatedValidated26 May
- Consult.Consultation26 Jun
- TargetTarget Date21 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Jul
Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RY. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker 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
- 26 May 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 26 June 2017
- Consultation start
- 5 June 2017
- Consultation end
- 26 June 2017
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 June 2017
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 June 2017
- Last date for comments
- 3 July 2017
- Target decision date
- 21 July 2017
- Decision issued
- 6 July 2017
- Permission expires
- 6 July 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Unit Design and Development Ltd
- Agent address
- 285A Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5NW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
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.
- 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 - 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 6RY1/2010/0595/77788 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RYDM/14/03616/FPA · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Beech Tree Farm Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6RYDRC/15/00137 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
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