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12 Startforth Park Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AL

DM/23/02131/CPOCertificate of Lawfulness Proposed OperaApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 September 2023

Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the removal of an existing conservatory and the erection of single storey lobby (2.3m x2.8M) to rear

Received
14 July 2023
Decision level
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Ward
Barnard Castle West (Historic)
Agent
RHPA Ltd
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.26 Jul
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a conservatory at 12 Startforth Park Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AL. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 860 applications in total for the DL12 postcode area.

89% of outline 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
DL12 9AL
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Startforth

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2023
Consultation expiry
26 July 2023
Consultation start
25 July 2023
Consultation end
26 July 2023
Target decision date
11 September 2023
Permission expires
11 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
RHPA Ltd
Agent address
10 Fife Road Darlington County Durham DL3 7SY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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