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This application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of a container as a self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

3A Commercial Street Willington Crook DL15 0AD

DecidedReference: DM/25/02415/CEUDurham County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
28 Oct 2025
Local authority
Durham County Council

Application overview

This application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of a container as a self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

Proposal details

Reference
DM/25/02415/CEU
Alternative references
PP-14295916
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Parish
Greater Willington
Agent
MD Property Solutions Ltd

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Application location

3A Commercial Street Willington Crook DL15 0AD

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Documents 23 of 23

DocumentPublishedAction
APPELLANT'S FINAL COMMENTSAppeal Correspondence · PDF22 Apr 2026View
APPEAL START LETTERAppeal Correspondence · PDF23 Feb 2026View
APPEAL QUESTIONNAIREAppeal Questionnaire · PDF23 Feb 2026View
APPEAL STATEMENTAppeal Documents · PDF13 Feb 2026View
APPEAL FORMAppeal Form · PDF13 Feb 2026View
APPEAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 2Appeal Documents · PDF13 Feb 2026View
APPEAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 3Appeal Documents · PDF13 Feb 2026View
APPEAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 4Appeal Documents · PDF13 Feb 2026View
APPEAL STATEMENT APPENDIX 1Appeal Documents · PDF13 Feb 2026View
REFUSAL CEUDecision · PDF28 Oct 2025View
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS REFUSALDelegated Report28 Oct 2025View
NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF10 Sept 2025View
SUPPORTING STATEMENTSupporting Information1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 1Photo · PDF1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 2Photo · PDF1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 3Photo1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 4Photo · PDF1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 5Photo1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING SITE 6Photo1 Sept 2025View
APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF1 Sept 2025View
LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF1 Sept 2025View
EXISTING PLANDrawing · PDF1 Sept 2025View

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Decision & conditions

Refused

Appeal status: Appeal lodged

REFUSAL CEU
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