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Low West Thickley Farm Brusselton Lane Shildon DL4 1QD

DM/26/02710/FPAFull Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of land to domestic leisure use and erection of an enclosed swimming pool, associated building and boundary wall.

Received
8 October 2026
Decision due
4 December 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 26 October 2026
Ward
Shildon And Dene Valley
Agent
MD2 Consulting Ltd.
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 November.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Low West Thickley Farm Brusselton Lane Shildon DL4 1QD. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Shildon And Dene Valley. We hold 43 applications in total for the DL4 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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Application details

Postcode
DL4 1QD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shildon

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2026
Consultation expiry
12 November 2026
Consultation start
16 October 2026
Consultation end
6 November 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 November 2026
Last date for comments
12 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MD2 Consulting Ltd.
Agent address
The Dene 36 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 October 2026
Advertisement expiry
12 November 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15282561
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

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© 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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