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Wilbor Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DG

DM/24/00200/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 23 April 2024

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Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of land to equestrian and construction an arena for personal use

Received
24 January 2024
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Coundon (Historic)
Agent
Cassidy Forsythe Ltd
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Wilbor Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DG. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 448 applications in total for the DL14 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
DL14 8DG
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2024
Consultation expiry
24 April 2024
Consultation start
10 April 2024
Consultation end
24 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start
7 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
28 February 2024
Last date for comments
28 February 2024
Target decision date
2 April 2024
Permission expires
23 April 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cassidy Forsythe Ltd
Agent address
90 Coronation Street SUNDERLAND SR1 2HE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12753366
Documents
16

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

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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