Sunnydale Leisure Centre Middridge Lane Shildon Co Durham

1. 5 Dec 2003

   Received by County Durham

2. 9 Jan 2004

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 January 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.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Former Greenfield Community College Sunnydale Campus Middridge Lane Shildon DL4 2EP

  DM/22/03463/PND Submitted 22 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Demolition of the former Greenfield Community College Sunnydale Campus

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 17 docs

• 8 Larch Avenue Shildon DL4 2BW

  DM/25/03351/FPA Submitted 1 Dec 2025 350 yards away

  Retention of 1.8m high timber boundary fence and gate.

  Refused Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Larch Avenue Shildon DL4 2BW

  DM/25/02017/FPA Submitted 23 Jul 2025 350 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, new access door within the gable elevation of the original property.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 9-16 Fir Tree And 22-28 Maple Avenue Shildon DL4 2AG

  DM/22/01398/NMA Submitted 11 May 2022 400 yards away

  Non Material Amendment to planning approval ref: DM/21/03180/FPA to relocate plots 10 and 11 away from sewer easement

  Granted Amendments 5 docs

• 9-16 Fir Tree And 22-28 Maple Avenue Shildon DL4 2AG

  DM/22/03559/DRC Submitted 30 Nov 2022 400 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 8 (Land Contamination) pursuant to planning approval DM/21/03180/FPA (Amended 20.01.23)

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 3 Raby Gardens Shildon DL4 1NF

  DM/21/02430/FPA Submitted 6 Jul 2021 450 yards away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/23/01597/WAS Decided

  Nedco Contracts Dean And Chapter Industrial Estate Dean Bank Ferryhill DL17 8LH

  Change of use to facility for inert construction and mixed skip waste (incorporating revisions to existing site boundary and hours of operation)

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Other
• DM/26/00445/WAS Granted

  Unit 11 Hurworth Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6UD

  Change of Use from an engineering unit to a pet crematorium and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 24 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00183/WAS Granted

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00324/HAZ Awaiting decision

  Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB

  Application for hazardous substances consent

  Received 10 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other
• DM/26/00183/FPA Awaiting decision

  Units 8-10 Willow Way Industrial Estate Greencroft Industrial Park Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 7DT

  Change of use from light industrial (B2/B8) to pet crematorium (sui generis) and installation of ancillary flue.

  Received 22 Jan, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Other