7 The Meadows West Rainton Houghton Le Spring Tyne And Wear DH4 6NP

1. 19 Jun 2003

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Jul 2003

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 23 July 2003, 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.

• Rainton Lodge North Street West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6NU

  DM/20/02398/FPA Submitted 24 Aug 2020 150 yards away

  Boundary Wall to front and side

  Granted Full applications 27 docs
  Small domestic

• Westgarth Benridge Bank West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6NN

  DM/25/02567/FPA Submitted 10 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Retention of 2.1m garden fence

  Granted Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Ryehill Farm Marks Lane West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6NX

  23/00014/CAA Submitted 4 Jan 2023 250 yards away

  Engineering and excavation works to create 2 No. ponds for competition and leisure fishing, erection of site management and toilet building, installation of bio-disk waste water treatment plant and creation of associated access road and car parking. Reconsultation following amendments.

  Decided Outline

• Four Seasons Hall Lane West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6PF

  DM/24/02157/FPA Submitted 6 Aug 2024 300 yards away

  Erection of close boarded timber boundary fencing to front garden, 1.7m overall height to west, 1.75m to south, 1.9m internal partition and 1.9-2.255m to east boundary (Part retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Land To The North East Of Hycroft Benridge Bank West Rainton DH4 6NN

  DRC/21/00061 Submitted 1 Mar 2021 300 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (piling method statement) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02100/VOC for the erection of 65 dwellings

  Granted Conditions
  Major scheme

• Londonderry Hall Sheen Close West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6PE

  DM/24/01134/LB Submitted 25 Apr 2024 300 yards away

  Replacement windows (retrospective)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 28 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