Planning applications in County Durham, June 2025

Land To The North Of York Hill Road Spennymoor DL16 6YP

Hybrid application comprising Full planning permission for the erection of 45 dwellings, vehicular access, landscaping and associated infrastructure; and Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the erection of up to 305 dwellings, landscaping and associated infrastructure (Amended Description March 2026).

Spennymoor Electricity Substation (south) Thinford Lane Thinford

Non-material amendment of Planning Permission DM/22/00120/FPA - updated Infrastructure Layout & Detailed Landscape Proposals.

Close Garth 48 Claypath Durham DH1 1QS

Conifer (T1) - reduce height to 1m above kitchen window

Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00086/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

Chester House Side Lane Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1PG

Discharge of Condition 3 pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03005/FPA

West Whorley Hill Whorley Hill Winston Darlington DL2 3PT

Permanent retention of a temporary access to farm and installation of fencing and hedging

Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00087/VOCMW for the period 2025 to 2030

Sherburn House Charity Sherburn Hospital Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SE

T1 Elm - large elm showing limited signs of life adjacent to A181, propose to remove tree to ground level. T2 - Ash - young ash growing against neighbouring wall, recommend to remove ash to remove future issues with wall & and allow space for neighbouring oak to flourish.

Land South Of Audlen Moor Road Staindrop DL2 3LQ

Erection of a single dwelling and vehicular access (Resubmission)

37 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB

Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

Mount Eff Farm Mount Eff Lane Barnard Castle DL12 8UR

Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to application DM/24/02647/FPA

22 Woods Terrace Murton Seaham SR7 9AG

External alterations including new and replacement doors and windows, bricking up of glazed shopfront, and formation of cycle and bin storage areas to side to enable implementation of prior approval parallel submission DCC reference DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats. (The change of use is being considered under DM/25/01335/PN56 for: change of use to 3 flats)

Land To The East Of 9 Front Street West Haswell DH6 2DD

Erection of 4no. semi detached dwellings

198 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QN

Refurbishment of existing sashes across front and rear elevation to provide double glazing

The Paddocks Delves Lane Consett DH8 7ES

T5 (Beech)- Crown Lifting and Pruning to remove over-grown growth, T1, T2, T3 and T4 (Sycamore) - Pruning to remove over-grown growth - TPO - DER 001D

Windy Hill Quarry Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0DW

Discharge of Condition 5 (Detailed Scheme of Working, restoration and aftercare) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00171/MIN for the period 2025 to 2030

Grange Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HH

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bus Stop Relocation), 4 (Highway Technical Details), 16 (Ecology Lighting), 17 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 18 (Open Space and Landscape Management), 20 (Tree Protection Measures), 21 (Broadband), 22 (Soil Resource Strategy), and 26 (Drainage) pursuant to consent DM/20/02046/FPA (Amended Description).

47 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RJ

Replacement of front entrance door and first floor window to the front elevation, and renovation of the existing sliding sash windows

Alum Waters Guest House Unthank Farmhouse Alum Waters New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JJ

Erection of detached 1.5 storey building for use as holiday accommodation (4 additional bedrooms) to northeast of site

Land At Cobblers Gate Lane West End Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0BH

Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permission DM/22/03357/FPA (erection of 3 no detached dwellings) to allow design changes and loss of garaging to unit 1

How Do You Do York Road Peterlee SR8 2DP

Discharge of conditions 3 (external lighting), 5 (cycle storage), and 7 (management of litter) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/24/00426/FPA.

Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA

S106A application to enter into a deed of variation (affordable housing) to an agreement dated 19 March 2024 made pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to planning permission DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings).

Botany Farmhouse Baldersdale Barnard Castle DL12 9UU

Replacement of 7no. existing sash windows.

St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

Felling of one young tree and treat the stump to inhibit regrowth. - Section 211 notice

15 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ

Ash (T29) - crown thin by 20% and crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m

Unit 5 St Andrews Park Dragon Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2RH

4 fascia signs, 3 on front elevation, 1 on side elevation, 1no. digital screen internally installed and window vinyls. facia signs are LED illuminated (letters only)

Tribley Farm Hett Hills Pelton Fell Chester-le-street DH2 3JU

Change of use of ancillary building associated with 'The Farmhouse and The Barns' from a Childrens Home (use class C2) to a Education facility (Use class F1)

Bothy Cottage Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0EN

Two storey extension to rear of dwelling

Sundial House Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD

Single storey extension to side of dwelling

West Acres Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HT

Detached garage

6 Habgood Drive Durham DH1 2TW

Change of use from a 3-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 3-bedroom, 3-person small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) and the provision of bin and cycle storage

Armadale Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

Various tree works

20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY

Prior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use of vacant upper floors into 2no. self-contained flats, ground floor retains commercial use. Insertion of 3no. new rooflights in rear roof slope.

Three Tuns 10 New Elvet Durham DH1 3AQ

Proposal to install a rise and fall gate/bollard system at site entry, new gates to access garden areas, new security window to side elevation, replacement of rear retail unit doors, new glazed doors serving the apartment units, new bin storage structure, installation of air conditioning units, repair and smooth render, repainting, replace dappled windows glazing, clean brickwork and tidy cabling within garden area 2, repair render in garden area 3, reinstatement of previously infilled window, reconfiguration of layouts and introduce planting within all three garden areas, removal of internal lobby desk and internal doors. (amended description) (amended description 21.07.2025)

Land To The East Of Regents Court Sherburn Road Durham DH1 2RZ

Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/24/01070/VOC for plot substitutions in Miller Homes parcels at Plots 117, 130, 138, 139, 155 and 158.

35 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HG

G1. Conifer Group - Trim top and sides of 2 X end Conifers (either end of group - less that 0.5m reduction). Reduce central tree to height of house guttering (3.5m reduction cut back sides giving good clearance from the building - TPO-DER-066

44 Consett Road Castleside Consett DH8 9QL

Two storey side extension

9 Monks Crescent Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HD

Change of Use from House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of Schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). (amended description)

21 Vane Road Barnard Castle DL12 8AQ

Replacement of existing conservatory with ground floor garden room extension.

Wheatsheaf Inn 13 Front Street Leadgate Consett DH8 7SA

Proposed refurbishment and remodelling of existing mixed-use property (Use Class Sui Generis), currently comprising a ground floor bar with WCs and store, and a first floor self-contained flat, into a single five-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3). Proposed external alterations include redecoration of the front elevation, re-rendering of the rear elevation, re-roofing, the replacement of windows and doors and the forming of a timber bin store to the front.

1 Witton Way High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LR

T1 and T2 - Limes - Reduce crown height by a maximum of 2m, pruning back to an appropriately sized side branch, shortening the sides by a maximum of 1.5m to shape. Remove epicormic growth. T3 - Sycamore, shorten branches in lower crown north side by a maximum of 2m, while shortening back branches in the upper crown north side by a maximum of 1.5m, back to an appropriately sized side branch.- TPO - BCRDC-1-1963

16 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU

See attached arboricultural statement listing the work required and giving justifications

15 Eastdene Way Peterlee SR8 5TJ

Single-storey side extension

Learning Resource Centre For Durham University 17 South Bailey Durham DH1 3EE

T1. Lime - Prune to clear the building by 2m

Masonic Hall Front Street Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6PT

Conversion and subdivision of Masonic Hall to provide 8 No. multi use commercial units (Use Classes E(a), E(b), E(f), E(g)(i) and E(g)(ii)), including minor external alterations, external seating area and car park alterations.

Three Tuns 10 New Elvet Durham DH1 3AQ

Proposal to install a rise and fall gate/bollard system at site entry, new gates to access garden areas, new security window to side elevation, replacement of rear retail unit doors, new glazed doors serving the apartment units, new bin storage structure, installation of air conditioning units, new signage over arched entry, repair and smooth render, repainting, replace dappled windows glazing, clean brickwork and tidy cabling within garden area 2, repair render in garden area 3, reconfiguration of layouts and introduce planting within all three garden areas, removal of internal lobby desk and internal doors.

Plot 3B Merchant Park Millennium Way Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6UG

Partial discharge of conditions 14 (external plant), 18 (lighting), 19 (hardsurfaced areas and boundary treatments). 20 (cycle storage) and 21 (bin storage) pursuant to planning permisison DM/23/02905/FPA relating to phase 1 only.

New College Durham Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ES

Discharge of Conditions 5 (Sport England Community Use), 8 (Sport England FIFA Quality), and 13 (Contamination Verification) pursuant to consent DM/23/02201/FPA.

1 Pilkington Way Auckland Park Bishop Auckland DL14 8YN

Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 7.86 metres, an eaves height of 2.99m metres and a total height of 3.13 metres.

Burnlee Bowes Close Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NX

Stone boundary wall at entrance and extension and altered position of previously approved access track