Land To The East Of Greenland Lodge Hamsteels Lane Quebec DH7 9RS

DM/26/02133/FPAFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 23 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of land from equestrian to mixed use for equestrian and the siting of a residential caravan - retrospective (resubmission of DM/25/03597/FPA)

Received: 14 August 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 0 · last counted 29 October 2026
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Langley And Esh

ReceivedReceived14 Aug
ValidatedValidated17 Aug
Consult.Consultation9 Oct
TargetTarget Date23 Oct
DecidedDecided23 Oct

Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land To The East Of Greenland Lodge Hamsteels Lane Quebec DH7 9RS. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Langley And Esh. We hold 1,248 applications in total for the DH7 postcode area.

95% of full 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

The proposed development is reliant upon the private car and has poor access to everyday amenities and employment, as well as being harmful to the character and appearance of the rural area in which it sits. The site is therefore not considered to be suitable for the proposed development. The benefits and personal circumstances of the development are not considered to substantially outweigh the adverse effects, and so the application is contrary to Policies 10, 17, 21, 29 and 39 of the County Durham Plan and Policies S5, CC2, HO12, TR3 and N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. STATEMENT OF PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT In accordance with Article 35(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has, without prejudice to a fair and objective assessment of the proposals, issues raised and representations received, sought to work with the applicant in a

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: DH7 9RS
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Esh

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 August 2026
Consultation expiry: 25 September 2026
Consultation start: 18 September 2026
Consultation end: 9 October 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 1 September 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 22 September 2026
Last date for comments: 25 September 2026
Target decision date: 23 October 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 4 September 2026
Site notice end: 25 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-15063053
Documents: 20

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.

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