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Kepier Farm Kepier Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LB

DM/26/00203/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 25 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Demolition of brick kiln (retrospective) and reinstatement of footings with interpretation board.

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Belmont
Agent
Nicola Allan Associates
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Kepier Farm Kepier Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LB. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Durham City conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Belmont. We hold 1,246 applications in total for the DH1 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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Why it was refused

  1. The Local Planning Authority considers that the demolition of the Kepier Brick Kiln has resulted in harm to the character and appearance of the Durham City Conservation Area (qualified as less than substantial), and significant harm to the significance of a Non Designated Heritage Asset. This harm would not be outweighed by any of the public benefits identified and the application fails to provide convincing justification for the harm caused as a result of the loss of the Non-Designated Heritage Asset, or that any consideration was had to reasonable alternatives. The development is therefore considered contrary to Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Paragraphs 213, 215, 216, 217 and 218 of the National Planning Policy Framework, County Durham Plan Policy 44 (Historic Environment), and Non-Designated Heritage Asset Supplementary Planning Document (adopted April 2025).
  2. The application fails to deliver biodiversity net gain contrary to NPPF Paragraph 187 and County Durham Plan Policy 41. 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
DH1 1LB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Belmont

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026
Last date for comments
6 March 2026
Target decision date
25 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nicola Allan Associates
Agent address
Dilston House Cottage Corbridge NE45 5RH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
5 March 2026
Site notice start
13 February 2026
Site notice end
6 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14636864
Documents
43

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • Green belt: County Durham
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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