21a Bessemer Street Blackhill Consett County Durham Dh8 5ss

1. 7 Nov 2003

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Dec 2003

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Lynton Lodge St Aidans Place Blackhill Consett DH8 5SU

  DM/21/02813/TCA Submitted 6 Aug 2021 100 yards away

  Beech - remove limb that is overhanging property, also overall reduction by 25% and thinning of any crossing branches in the crown. Poplar- to be Pollarded - (Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Lynton Lodge St Aidans Place Blackhill Consett DH8 5SU

  DM/21/00242/TCA Submitted 26 Jan 2021 100 yards away

  Felling of one Beech tree (1) and one Black Poplar (2) - Section 211 notice

  Withdrawn Trees 1 doc

• Land And Buildings To The North Of 89 Derwent Street Blackhill DH8 8LT

  DM/26/00099/FPA Submitted 14 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~26 Mar

  Change of use and conversion of existing buildings to 7 no. residential units with associated works and parking

  Awaiting decision Full applications 26 docs

• St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

  DM/25/03428/TPO Submitted 9 Dec 2025 150 yards away

  T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

  DM/25/03428/TCA Submitted 9 Dec 2025 150 yards away

  T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 2 Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5TB

  DM/23/00419/TPO Submitted 13 Feb 2023 200 yards away

  Removal of 1 medium sized limb overhanging the public footpath. Removal of 2 x smaller limbs overhanging into 4 Laburnum Avenue.

  Split decision Trees 8 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications