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Tanfield Grange Farm Tanfield Stanley DH9 9QL

DM/26/00270/PN56Prior Approval ScenariosRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 27 March 2026

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

Proposal

Prior Notification under Part 3 Class Q for partial conversion of barn to dwellinghouse including fenestration alterations

Received
4 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Annfield Plain And Tanfield
Agent
Hedley Planning Services Ltd
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated4 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Tanfield Grange Farm Tanfield Stanley DH9 9QL. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Annfield Plain And Tanfield. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 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

  1. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, based on the submitted information the proposal is not considered permitted development under Part 3 Class Q.1 (a), Q.2 (a), (b) and (e) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as: 1. Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal would not be harmful to highway safety Q.2(a) 2. Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the site would not be harmful in terms of noise impacts to future residents Q.2(b) 3. Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the site is located where it is otherwise impractical or undesirable to be changed from agricultural use to a dwellinghouse. Notwithstanding the above, in any event, prior approval for the development is required and subsequently refused. This is because the development would result in adverse harm to highway safety and the amenity of future occupiers contrary to Policies 10, 21, 29 and 31 of the County Durham Plan and Parts 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DH9 9QL
Application type
Prior Approval Scenarios
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stanley

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation start
19 February 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 February 2026
Last date for comments
27 February 2026
Target decision date
31 March 2026
Permission expires
27 March 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hedley Planning Services Ltd
Agent address
Unit 3, Enterprise Hub Burn Lane Hexham NE46 3HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14570774
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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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