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17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT

DM/26/00515/CEUCertificate of Lawfulness Existing UseAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times

Received
3 March 2026
Decision due
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Consett North
Agent
Ward Hadaway LLP
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT. Durham has handled 488 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Consett North. We hold 1,313 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.

96% of amendment 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
DH8 5XT
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Consultation start
9 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ward Hadaway LLP
Agent address
Sandgate House 102 Quayside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3DX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14736190
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

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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