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Certificate of Lawfulness for existing building formerly used a church, (previously falling under use class d1, newly defined within current use class as f1). The applicant proposed another use for the building which they consider falls within the F1 use class

St Georges Church South Moor Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7EQ

DecidedReference: DM/25/01649/CPODurham County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Opera
Received
20 Jun 2025
Validated
30 Jun 2025
Determination deadline
25 Aug 2025
Local authority
Durham County Council

Application overview

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing building formerly used a church, (previously falling under use class d1, newly defined within current use class as f1). The applicant proposed another use for the building which they consider falls within the F1 use class

Proposal details

Reference
DM/25/01649/CPO
Alternative references
PP-14111718
Ward
Craghead And South Moor
Parish
Stanley
Agent
Artisan Architecture

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Application location

St Georges Church South Moor Road South Moor Stanley DH9 7EQ

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Documents 6 of 6

DocumentPublishedAction
APPROVAL CPODecision · PDF21 Aug 2025View
FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF15 Aug 2025View
APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF27 Jun 2025View
STATEMENT ON THE CLOSED CHURCH OF SOUTH MOOR ST GEORGESupporting Information · PDF27 Jun 2025View
SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF20 Jun 2025View
APPLICANTS STATEMENT OF INTENDED USESupporting Information · PDF20 Jun 2025View

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APPROVAL CPO
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