Granary Cottage 5 Stockley House Farm Oakenshaw Crook DL15 0TJ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00493/FPA - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a sunroom, relocation of external steps, enlargement of two windows, internal ground floor alterations, installation of a rooflight, and conversion of the garage into a bedroom and en-suite annex. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:09

Application progress

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Received

2 Mar 2026

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Validated

3 Mar 2026

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Consultation

10 Mar 2026

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Approved

19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Full Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £585,000 in February 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

6 February 2025£585,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area169 m² (1,819 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C

PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms

Built1991 to 1995

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Durham
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: DL15 0TJ
Received: 2 Mar 2026
Validated: 3 Mar 2026
Ward: Willington And Hunwick
Parish: Greater Willington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Apr 2026
Decision: Approved BNG Not Required
Decision date: 19 May 2026
Decision level: Full Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 23 days slower than Durham's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

This one77d

Council54d

UK55d

73%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

596decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 10 Mar 2026
Consultation: 10 Mar 2026
Comments by: 14 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 24 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 28 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Durham

Planning Authority Score

5.2/10

Average

#137 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

97% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Durham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

93%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #52 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #29 of 296

59%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #190 of 296

48%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #213 of 296

79%

Minor dwellings approved

95 decided (1-9 homes)

90%

Major dwellings approved

49 decided (10+ homes)

87%

Change of use approved

201 decided

1,706

Total decisions

113 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.