Land To The North Of Community Centre First Street Crookhall DH8 7LR

DM/26/00164/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused

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Refused on 8 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of 1 No. dwelling with garage and diversion of public byway No.41

Received: 22 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Delves Lane
Agent: Hedley Planning Services

ReceivedReceived22 Jan
ValidatedValidated4 Feb
Consult.Consultation25 Aug
TargetTarget Date1 Apr
DecidedDecided8 Oct

Decided in 246 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Land To The North Of Community Centre First Street Crookhall DH8 7LR. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 259 days, 29 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Delves Lane. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.

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Why it was refused

In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, the proposed development would relate poorly to the existing built form of Crookhall and would be at odds with the established plan form of the settlement. The development would result in a visually intrusive encroachment into the countryside, eroding the transitional relationship between the built form of the settlement and the surrounding rural landscape. The site is not considered to be physically well-related to the existing settlement and the benefits of delivering a single house is not considered to outweigh the visual and landscape harm identified. Accordingly, the proposal is considered contrary to County Durham Plan Policies 6, 10, 29 and 39 and National Planning Policy Framework Chapter 4 Policy S5(j), Chapter 14 Policy DP3.1, and Chapter 19 Policy N2. STATEMENT OF PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT In accordance with Article 35(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has, without prejudice to a fair and objective assessment of the proposals, issues raised and representations received, sought to work with the applicant in a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: DH8 7LR
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 25 August 2026
Consultation start: 18 August 2026
Consultation end: 25 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 26 February 2026
Last date for comments: 16 March 2026
Target decision date: 1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Hedley Planning Services
Agent address: Unit 3 Hexham Enterprise Hub Burn Lane Hexham Northumberland NE46 3HY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 February 2026
Advertisement expiry: 5 March 2026
Site notice start: 23 February 2026
Site notice end: 16 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14602261
Documents: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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