55 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3UX

1. 15 Jan 2004

   Received by County Durham

2. 9 Mar 2004

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 March 2004, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Highfield Hospital Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3UD

  2/04/00071/FUL Submitted 13 Feb 2004 90m away

  Residential development over 2 & 3 storeys of 94 no. units, comprising of 26 no. detached dwellings, 54 no. apartments and 14 no. town houses.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 1 doc
  Major scheme

• 89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/26/02462/TPO Submitted 15 Sep 2026 108m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 84 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/01517/TCA Submitted 28 Apr 2021 141m away

  Elm (T1) Tag 0800 tree crown lifted to remove lowest of branches at face height. Sycamore (T2) Tag 0801 prune back tree from the property by 1.5 to 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 84 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/01517/TPO Submitted 28 Apr 2021 141m away

  Elm (T1) Tag 0800 tree crown lifted to remove lowest of branches at face height. Sycamore (T2) Tag 0801 prune back tree from the property by 1.5 to 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 15 Highfield Rise Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3UX

  DM/26/00901/FPA Submitted 8 Apr 2026 179m away

  Single-storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 25 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Arcadia Avenue Chester-le-Street Durham DH3 3UH

  2/06/00389/FUL Submitted 9 Aug 2006 275m away

  Proposed two storey side extension to provide replacement garage & enlarged kitchen at ground floor with one additional bedroom & ensuite bathroom at first floor.

  Granted Full applications Extension 1 doc

• 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
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications