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Church Lodge Church Bank Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NW

DM/26/01415/CPOCertificate of Lawfulness Proposed OperaAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a 1.0m high stone wall to front of property.

Received
3 June 2026
Decision due
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Benfieldside
Agent
GHBD Limited
  1. Received3 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an outline application at Church Lodge Church Bank Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NW. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Shotley Bridge conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Benfieldside. We hold 1,313 applications in total for the DH8 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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Application details

Postcode
DH8 0NW
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
GHBD Limited
Architect profile
GHBD LTD
Agent address
99 Viewpoint Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Consett DH8 6BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14979767
Documents
3

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: Shotley Bridge
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Source: Durham

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