East Farm House 127 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01728/CPO - Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera Approved
Change of useSchools, care & community

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from a children's care home to an adults' care home (Use Class C2) for up to four adults with special needs, including associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
7 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED Delegated Report · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 29 m away (reference 412554-004).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Medomsley 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Medomsley 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

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Other new applications on this street

21 Aug 2026Pending

Bishop Ian Ramsey Church Of England Primary School Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN

Erection of single storey front elevation extension

DM/26/02203/FPA
11 May 2026Pending

Royal Oak Hotel 7 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN

Convert existing redundant public house into a single family dwelling

DM/26/01183/FPA

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21 Aug 2026Pending

Bishop Ian Ramsey Church Of England Primary School Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QN

Erection of single storey front elevation extension

DM/26/02203/FPA

Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Postcode
DH8 6QL
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Applicant
Show
Agent
Humphreys & Sons - Architecture & Surveyors

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 23 days slower than Durham's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15053457
Planning Portal ref
PP-15053457
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Lime and two Cherry Trees. - Overgrown low branches prohibiting/preventing sun light and…
DM/25/02068/TPO
2025
23 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Single storey rear extension, alterations to rear ground floor fenestration
DM/25/01725/FPA
2024 Approved
2 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m, remove major deadwood, Sycamore - sever Ivy at t…
DM/24/03116/TPO
2024 Approved
6 The Garth Medomsley Consett DH8 6TR
Replacement porch extension to front (Retrospective), sunroom extension to rear.
DM/24/02340/FPA
2023 Approved
115 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Addition of roof windows, rear dormer and sun tunnel with replacement of windows to front…
DM/23/02950/FPA
2023 Approved
1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Proposed replacement windows
DM/23/03375/FPA
2023 Approved
115 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Remove Leylandii hedge forming the boundary at the rear of the property, felling of one E…
DM/23/02898/TCA
2023 Approved
1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
T1. Lime - crown lift to 2.5m and crown thin by 20% and prune back to clear the property…
DM/23/02682/TPO
2023 Approved
7 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch jun…
DM/23/01967/TPO
2023 Approved
2 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Pruning of the larger heavy branches and removal of deadwood from one tree - TPO DER-154A
DM/23/01940/TPO
2023 Approved
1 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 2.5m above ground level and cro…
DM/23/01784/TPO
2021 Approved
1 The Garth Medomsley Consett DH8 6TR
Sycamore T1 - Prune back off neighbouring property by 1.5 metres. Sycamore T2 - Removal o…
DM/21/01203/TPO
2020 Approved
107A Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
T1 - Holly - reduction of canopy by around 40%. T2 - Pine - removal of secondary leader…
DM/20/03050/TCA
2020 Approved
105 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Conifer (T1) - fell to ground level (Section 211 notice)
DM/20/01071/TCA
2020 Approved
105 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Conifer hedge (H1) - reduce conifer hedge consisting of 8 conifers down to 2.5 metres and…
DM/20/00784/TCA
2019 Approved
2 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
Installation of log burner flue to side (Retrospective)
DM/19/02314/FPA
2018 Approved
4 The Garth Medomsley Consett DH8 6TR
Felling of eight Fir Trees (TPO 053B)
DM/18/03069/TPO
2018 Approved
7 Handley Cross Medomsley Consett DH8 6TZ
T1- Whitebeam retain - crown lift & thin and prune from neighbouring property T2 - Sycamo…
DM/18/02781/TPO
2018 Approved
116 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Single storey rear extension
DM/18/00975/FPA
2017 Approved
107A Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Felling of one Maple and one Cherry tree, reduction of canopy by 40% of one Silver Birch…
DM/17/03391/TCA
2016 Approved
116 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Erection of porch to front.
DM/16/03968/FPA
2016 Approved
105 Manor Road Medomsley Consett DH8 6QL
Retrospective consent to convert integral garage in to hair salon, with hours of use Tue…
DM/16/01385/FPA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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