Land South East Of Alwent Mill Cottage Winston Road Staindrop DL2 3QH

DM/26/00241/PNAPrior Notification AgricultureRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Reqd and RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of agricultural building for storage of equipment, fuel, machinery, fertilizer, hay and straw

Received: 30 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Lower Teesdale

ReceivedReceived30 Jan
ValidatedValidated30 Jan
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date26 Feb
DecidedDecided25 Feb

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land South East Of Alwent Mill Cottage Winston Road Staindrop DL2 3QH. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lower Teesdale. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 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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Why it was refused

In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, it is not considered permitted development under Part 6 Class A (a) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as: In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposed building would not be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture and therefore it would not benefit from permitted development rights as a result of Part 6 Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015. Notwithstanding the above, in any event, prior approval for the development is refused. This is because the siting and appearance of the building in this location would adversely affect the special qualities of the Area of Higher Landscape Value and the setting of Regeneration, Economy and Growth Durham County Council, Planning Development (West South), PO BOX 274, Stanley, Co. Selaby Park, contrary to Policies 10, 29, 39, 40 and 44 of the County Durham Plan, Parts 12, 15 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework. I trust this information is of assistance however, should you wish to discuss this matter further please do not hesitate to contact the officer on the details given above.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: DL2 3QH
Application type: Prior Notification Agriculture
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2026
Consultation start: 9 February 2026
Consultation end: 27 February 2026
Target decision date: 26 February 2026
Permission expires: 25 February 2031

Planning decision

Statutory period: 27 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14647281
Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

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