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

1. 13 Feb 2004

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Apr 2004

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 21 April 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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

  DM/26/02462/TPO Submitted 15 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Open Spaces At Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/02293/TPO Submitted 25 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Crown lift 21 Sycamores, a Rowan, Elm and Birch. Prune Back a Rowan. Crown clean/deadwood and prune a Sycamore, Crown clean a Lombardy poplar. Crown clean and deadwood a Lombardy Poplar, Crown clean , deadwood and prune a Sycamore. Prune, crown lift and crown clean 2 Sycamores. Crown lift and prune a Sycamore.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

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

  DM/21/01517/TCA Submitted 28 Apr 2021 100 yards 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 100 yards 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

• Open Spaces To The North Of 108-116 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/24/02731/TPO Submitted 4 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  T16 & T17 (TPO ref. CLS-46) - Sycamore - Crown reduction by up to 3m including a total crown spread reduction of 5m, and total height of 3m.

  Withdrawn Trees 3 docs

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

  2/04/00034/FUL Submitted 15 Jan 2004 100 yards away

  Proposed boundary wall with railings above to front of property.

  Granted Full applications
  Small domestic

• 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