Land To The East Of Merlin Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8FL
Proposal
Development of land for the erection of 65 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping, and infrastructure.
- Received
- 11 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 October 2026
- Council
- Durham County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Land To The East Of Merlin Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8FL. Durham has handled 17,928 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 838 applications in total for the DL12 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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