Belle Settle Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/02588/FPA - Full Planning Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Conversion of farm house and outbuildings to create 3no dwellings and construction of detached garage Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2025
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Validated
5 Nov 2025
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 338.

The consultation period closed on 14 Sept 2026.

Documents 32

Statements & assessments 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Mickleton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 402 m away: North Pennines; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Mickleton (County Durham) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 2

Last sold for £230,000 in August 2021. Detached house, freehold.

25 August 2021£230,000
26 January 2007£250,000

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

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DL12 0JY
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Mickleton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wardman Brown

Decision outlook

Day 338, past the statutory target. 87% of full applications in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 338282 days past the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14339838
Planning Portal ref
PP-14339838
Neighbours
1 Apr 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.