East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations.
- Received
- 6 July 2026
- Decision due
- 1 September 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Agent
- Humphreys & Sons - Architecture & Surveyors
- ReceivedReceived6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated7 Jul
- Consult.Consultation15 Jul
- TargetTarget Date1 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL. Durham has handled 1,089 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Medomsley conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Derwent And Pont Valley. 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 6QL
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 14 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Humphreys & Sons - Architecture & Surveyors
- Agent address
- WeWork 145 City Road London EC1V 1AZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15053457
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Medomsley
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201611 Jan
Replacement of remaining existing wood windows with slimline uPVC windows
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/00092/FPA - 20104 Feb
Erection of two storey extension to west elevation
RefusedFull Planning Application1/2010/0054/72968 - 200914 Dec
Felling of one pine tree (section 211 notice)
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2009/0741/72029
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