Planning applications in County Durham, July 2025

20 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

Oak - fell

The Laurels Cowclose Lane Barningham Richmond DL11 7DU

The conversion of an existing single storey outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation. The replacement of the kitchen window with new window, double glazed but of the same style. Replacing UPVC window with a new timber window. Removal of cementitious pointing and replacement with hydraulic lime mortar. Replacement of plastic guttering and pipework with black cast iron. Installation of electric car charging point. Rebuilding of garden dry stone wall. Installation of electric-operated gate to the rear of the property.

Farnham Road Garages Farnham Road Newton Hall DH1 5LA

Farnham Road Newton Hall Tree Preservation Order 2025

21 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

3x Fir - pollard Ash - prune (amended description)

1 East Avenue Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RU

Vehicular access, hard standing and integral side garage

101 Mayfields Spennymoor DL16 6TT

First floor side extension

High Waterhouses Farm Russell Street Waterhouses Durham DH7 9AR

Installation of air source heat pump and battery storage unit to rear

8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

T14,T31, T32. Lime - pollard to previous points (amended description)

Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

Discharge of Condition 3 (Contamination Phase 2/3) of approval DM/24/00149/FPA

High Waterhouses Farm Russell Street Waterhouses Durham DH7 9AR

Listed Building Consent for installation of air source heat pump and battery storage unit to rear

18 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

2no. Silver Birch and 1no. Common Oak - Reduce by 1.5/2m

33 High Riggs Barnard Castle DL12 8HU

Side extension, reposition of principal door, and internal alterations

Land Adjacent To The Elms High Hesleden

Request to vary existing legal agreement pusuant to planning permission DM/24/01301/FPA to include mortgage exemption clause in respect of self build exemption.

3 Belle Vue Medomsley Edge Consett DH8 6PF

Demolition existing outbuilding and erection of combined garage, utility and office

2 The Elms Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0UA

Proposed single storey rear extension and front drive extension.

18 Geoffrey Avenue Durham DH1 4PF

Two storey side and rear extension. Widened pavement crossing and increase car parking area.

Wyse Hill Farm Wyse Hill Farm Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9RA

Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for extension of agricultural building for machinery and straw

Deans Farm Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NA

Prior approval application for the erection of a general purpose agricultural building for the storage of hay, straw, feed and machinery (following DM/25/01566/PNA)

County Durham And Darlington Fire And Rescue Service Durham Community Fire Station Durham DH1 5RA

Discharge of Conditions 5 (External Materials), 13 (Ecological Impact Assessment), and 15 (BNG HMMP) pursuant to consent DM/24/03318/FPA (Amended Description 24/07/2025).

9 Alexandra Terrace Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3JW

Sub-division of property into 2 separate flats

4 Rose Terrace Ebchester Hill Ebchester Consett DH8 6PG

Widening of driveway and access gates

Esh Church Of England Aided Primary School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR

Oak growing near the boundary wall that is overhanging the public footpath and growing towards the road and telephone services, to be crown cleaned, and reduced back from the footpath and crown lifted to 2.4m, self seeded saplings growing along the boundary wall to be removed, trees overhanging private steps leading from public footpath to fenced play ground to be pruned back/ crown lifted to 2.4m. - Section 211 notice

Land To The South Of 28 Station Road West Rainton DH4 6SF

Development of 14no. bungalows and a retail unit (Amended Description 05/08/2025).

Land To The East, South And West Of Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

Installation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure including battery storage.

Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB

Large Weeping Willow Tree overhanging the B6277. Proposal is to reduce the overhang back to the original trunk of the tree

78 Carlton Close Ouston Chester-le-Street DH2 1TZ

Single storey rear infill extension

Lintz Hall Farm Lintz Lane Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6AS

Variation of condition 1 (Temporary Time Period) to extend the time period pursuant of planning permission DM/20/02519/FPA for an additional one year to July 2026

Lilac Cottage Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD

Beech - Crown lift by trimming very small diameter growth to clear head height within the garden area & removal of deadwood. No other works not specified herein are permitted (amended description)

15 Hall Gardens Sherburn Durham DH6 1EB

Erection of porch

47 The Oval Ouston Chester-le-Street DH2 1RN

Detached outbuilding to north of dwelling and vehicular access gate (Retrospective)

42 And 42A The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PN

Change of use from residential and shop (use class C3 and E) to sui generis mixed use including wine bar and merchants (ground floor) and residential accommodation above

Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU

A Non-Material amendment to Condition 8 (Remediation) and 15 (Car Parking) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/02421/FPA to amend the wording of these Conditions

48 Front Street Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5DS

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03338/FPA to amend external wall material

Stanley Board School Front Street Stanley DH9 0SU

Prior Notification for the demolition of the building

St Cuthberts House Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU

Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 10, 12 and 16 of planning permission DM/21/03682/FPA varied by DM/22/02167/NMA (Demolition of the Mainstreet USA offices, and the erection of a new build 2-4 storey workplace building and associated landscaping.) relating to land contamination and drainage.

Moorcock Farm Barningham Richmond DL11 7DY

Erection of a steel portal framed replacement agricultural storage building.

12 Hollowdene Garth Crook DL15 8LT

Proposed side extension and garage conversion

Stoneycroft Woodlands Park Farm Woodlands Park Consett DH8 9EZ

Change of use from holiday let to unrestricted residential dwelling (Use class C3)

3 - 4 Bede Street Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3RT

Change of use from vacant community centre to 16 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) including extension to the rear.

Durham Academy Bracken Court Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7NG

Discharge of Condition 4 (Tree and hedge protection) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/25/00670/FPA

The Castle The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

Discharge of condition 3 (stone details) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02186/LB.

7 Woodlea Lanchester Durham DH7 0NL

Detached storage shed to front garden

Suite 4 Avenue House Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DH

The display of 4 non-illuminated window stickers to be fixed from the inside of the office windows.

1A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

T1 Holly - overall reduction of spread by 1.5-2m all-round only, T2 Yew - soft growth pruning on the outer/lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of canopy by 2m, T3 Beech - crown reduction on western side, soft growth pruning on the outer/lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of its canopy by 2-2.5m. (amended description)

Laurendale Farm Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ

Certificate of lawfulness application for the existing use - conversion of security office to part-residential and part security office

52 Cutlers Hall Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 8RE

Front porch

Homer Hill Farm Pittington Road Rainton Gate Houghton-Le-Spring DH5 9RG

Prior notification for the change of use of 1no. existing agricultural building to a use falling within use class C3 (dwellinghouse) and associated building operations.

Cairns House Farm Woodland Bishop Auckland DL13 5RH

Installation of one 5kW wind turbine on 12m mast, including concrete foundations and underground cable between tower and house.

Grange Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HH

Land West of Coronation Terrace Tree Preservation Order 2025

Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ

Sentosa Main Road Gainford Tree Preservation Order 2025