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66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ

DM/25/03591/FPAFull Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 13 February 2026

Council decision: Approved BNG Not RequiredFast Track

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed rear infill extension and renovation/refurbishment of existing Smoke House.

Received
24 December 2025
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Barnard Castle
Agent
Lee Darvill Architecture
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated29 Dec
  3. Consult.9 Feb
  4. Target23 Feb
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 66 Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NJ. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Barnard Castle conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Barnard Castle. We hold 862 applications in total for the DL12 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
DL12 8NJ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barnard Castle

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 December 2025
Consultation expiry
9 February 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Consultation end
9 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 January 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
23 February 2026
Permission expires
13 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lee Darvill Architecture
Agent address
35 Southend Avenue Darlington DL11 7DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
6 February 2026
Site notice start
14 January 2026
Site notice end
4 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14581639
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Barnard Castle
  • Listed building: Grade II: Spring GroveOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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

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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.

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

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