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Use of the site as a composite use for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, and land-based operations; a vegetable box scheme, craft and education courses, together with the construction and residential occupation of dwellings (use class C3) and other residential structures available to, and occupied by, persons by reason of and for so long as they are engaged in that use together with their families; such structures being identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in green comprising: Houses 1, 2 and 3, the Yurt, the Well, and the Geodome, together with the use of further structures, identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in yellow comprising: the Tunnel, the two Caravans, the Field Shelter, the Hen House, the Compost Toilet, the two Timber Stores, the Tool Shed, and the Summerhouse, being either incidental or ancillary to the said use where stated and including the accommodation on a transient basis of volunteers and visitors engaged in or assisting with that use, but excluding any use of the structures numbered [014] Tool Shed and [015] Summerhouse otherwise than as operational development by s171B(1), such composite use, taken as a whole, not falling within any use class specified in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and being accordingly a sui generis use and Operational Development: The erection of the operational development identified in the Buildings Schedule hereto and marked thereon [1] to [15] at their respective locations on the plan.

Cookes West Wood Alum Waters New Brancepeth DH7 7JP

Pending ConsiderationReference: DM/26/02687/CEUDurham County Council

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Application summary

Status
Pending Consideration
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Determination deadline
3 Dec 2026
Local authority
Durham County Council

Application overview

Use of the site as a composite use for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, and land-based operations; a vegetable box scheme, craft and education courses, together with the construction and residential occupation of dwellings (use class C3) and other residential structures available to, and occupied by, persons by reason of and for so long as they are engaged in that use together with their families; such structures being identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in green comprising: Houses 1, 2 and 3, the Yurt, the Well, and the Geodome, together with the use of further structures, identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in yellow comprising: the Tunnel, the two Caravans, the Field Shelter, the Hen House, the Compost Toilet, the two Timber Stores, the Tool Shed, and the Summerhouse, being either incidental or ancillary to the said use where stated and including the accommodation on a transient basis of volunteers and visitors engaged in or assisting with that use, but excluding any use of the structures numbered [014] Tool Shed and [015] Summerhouse otherwise than as operational development by s171B(1), such composite use, taken as a whole, not falling within any use class specified in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and being accordingly a sui generis use and Operational Development: The erection of the operational development identified in the Buildings Schedule hereto and marked thereon [1] to [15] at their respective locations on the plan.

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Reference
DM/26/02687/CEU
Alternative references
PP-15274962
Ward
Deerness
Parish
Brandon And Byshottles
Agent
Premise Planning

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DocumentPublishedAction
SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF14 Oct 2026View
NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF13 Oct 2026View
COMPOST TOILETDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 ELEVATION BDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
MATTS TOOLSHEDDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
YURTDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 3Drawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HEN HOUSEDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 1 FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
MATTS TOOLSHED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
WHITE CARAVAN PLANSDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 2 SIDE ELEVATION ADrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
TIMBER STORE FOR HOUSE 1Drawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
BUILDINGS SCHEDULE TABULATED AND APPENDICESSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
CHART OVERVIEW BUILDINGS & USE 2003-26Supporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
SITE PLAN TO BUILDING PLOTSDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
CHRONOLOGY COURSES TABULATEDSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
COVER LETTER & GOVERNANCESupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
CHRONOLOGY SCHEDULE AND APPENDICESSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
APPLICANTS STATUTORY DECLARATIONSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF7 Oct 2026View
HOUSE 1 ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
GEODESIC DOMEDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View
APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF7 Oct 2026View
PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
WITNESS STATEMENTSSupporting Information · PDF7 Oct 2026View
SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF7 Oct 2026View

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