Planning applications in County Durham, August 2025

The Old Vicarage Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UF

Crown lift 1 x Beech, 1 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Sycamore. - Section 211 notice

63 South Lea Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6RN

Prior Notification Application for the erection of single storey rear extensions with a maximum projection of 4.35 metres, an eaves height of 2.7 metres, and a maximum total height of 3.6 metres.

Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

Non-material amendment to conditions 4 (levels), 7 (site access), 9 (internal roads), 11 (materials), 12 (surface treatment), 13 (enclosures), 17 (POS maintenance) & 18 (lighting strategy) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) as approved under DRC/21/00270

Land West Of Tesco Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DH

1 double sided digital 'D6' outdoor display unit.

Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

Non-material amendment to condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended) comprising inclusion of a substation, amendments to highway layout, repositioning of plots and amendments to elevations and materials

21 Hardwick Road Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AL

Balcony with spiral staircase to garden with 1.8m fixed privacy glazed panel on north side.

56 Claypath Durham DH1 1QS

Convert existing house into 4 flats, internal alterations to all floors, removal of one external rear door and demolition of external outhouses to rear garden. Installation of 2 conservation area rooflights to rear first floor roof

Hillside House Mordon Stockton On Tees TS21 2EY

Two storey side extension, first floor rear and single storey rear extensions, associated alterations including replacement windows, removal of cement render and addition of solar panels to rear (amended description)

Romaldkirk Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED

Prune T1 up to 20%, T2 up to 30%, T3 up to 20%, T4 up to 10%, T5 up to 10%, T6 up to 20%, T7 up to 10%, T8 up to 10%, T9 up to 10%, T10 up to 10%, T11 up to 5%, T12 up to 5%, T13 up to 5%, T14 up to 5%, T15 up to 5%, T16 up to 15%, T17 up to 5%, T18 up to 10%, T19 up to 5%, T20 up to 5%, T21 up to 10%, T22 up to 5%, T23 up to 5%, T24 up to 5%, T25 up to 5%, T26 up to 10%, T27 up to 10%, T28 up to 5%, T29 up to 10%, T30 up to 5%, T31 up to 5%, T32 up to 10%, T33 up to 10%, T34 up to 5%, T35 up to 5%, T36 up to 10%, T37 up to 10% and T38 up to 10%

44 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning approval DM/23/00394/FPA comprising additional window to existing bathroom and garden room in matching fenestration

Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

Various works to T1 (Sycamore), T2 (Sycamore), T7 (Sycamore), T10 (Silver Maple), T14 (Elm), T15 (Lawson Cypress) and T31 (Holly)

31 St Lawrence Close High Pittington Durham DH6 1RB

Single-storey side and rear extensions

Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

Proposed discharge of conditions 5 (External Materials), 8 (Foul and Surface Water), 12 (Noise Mitigation), 13 (Landscape Scheme) and 15 (Updated AMS) Cell D TW of approval DM/24/01982/VOC

10 Fair View Esh Winning Durham DH7 9LE

Single storey side and rear extension

30 Station Avenue Brandon Durham DH7 8QQ

Single storey rear extension

12 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

Sycamore tree: Shorten back by approximately 1.5m, 1 no. secondary branch in the lower crown, northeast side overhanging neighbour's garden.

Lowes Barn Community Centre Park House Road Durham DH1 3QF

Installation of a garden shed to store garden tools and potting shed to house tender young plants before planting out and general gardening work.

Site Of Former Bede House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX

Non material amendment of planning approval DM/24/03452/FPA to allow a change to the EV charging layout and the setting out of the drive thru lane.

Overholme Wallnook Lane Langley Park Durham DH7 6TL

Discharge of Condition 4 (Amphibian Method Statement) pursuant to planning approval DM/25/01660/FPA

7 Wear View Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2RB

Single storey rear extension

17 Picktree Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4DH

Proposed first floor rear infill extension

Land South Of A182 Cold Hesledon SR7 8RL

Application for the discharge of Reserved Matters for 100no residential units consisting appearance, landscaping, layout and scale from application DM/24/01982/VOC for part of Cell D

Land To The North West Of 7 Black Horse Terrace Woodland DL13 5RN

Prior Notification for extension to existing stone building to create timber framed agricultural storage building.

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

Proposed discharged of Condition 23 (Privacy Screen) of application DM/24/00149/FPA

Welfare Park Wingate TS28 5AL

Discharge of Conditions 3 (external finishes), 4 (BNG) and 5 (HMMP), pursuant to permission DM/25/00959/FPA.

65 Balliol Close Peterlee SR8 2NX

Loft conversion including pitched roof extension and rooflights

26 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

1No Fabricated aluminium panel - Non illuminated 1No Acrylic panel - Non illuminated

162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

Embleton Old Hall Embleton Wingate TS28 5NX

Demolition of previous extensions and conservatory, two storey extensions to the north, east and west. Single storey extension to the south. Associated alterations to fenestration

Telecommunications Mast 21A Auckland Crescent St Helens Industrial Estate St Helen Auckland DL14 9AD

Prior Notification for removal of the existing monopole and headframe and replacement with 22.5m-high Phosco monopole and headframe supporting 6.no antennas, 1no. relocated and 1no. new 0.3m dishes and ancillary equipment; the removal and replacement of the existing 3no. cabinets with 4no. upgraded cabinet and ancillary development thereto.

11 Manor Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NS

Crown reduction of Ornamental Prunus (dark) tree

Land At Wishing Well Farm Edge Lane Maiden Law

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for development of 2 wind turbines with blade tip height of upto 140m

Site Of Former Bede House St Cuthberts Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6DX

Discharge of condition 3 (construction management plan) pursuant to DM/24/03452/FPA relating to the storage element.

4 The Dene Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3TB

Erection of single-storey porch extension to the front, and single-storey extension to the rear (amended proposal)

Briar Barn Briar Hill Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1EL

Formation of opening in wall into Parrock; installation of timber field gate and posts; creation of dropped kerb (partly retrospective).

St Leonards School Field Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 5TP

T2, T14, T15, T16, T17, T19 Maple - remove major deadwood, T3 Plum - reduce height to 4m and re-shape to balance, T14 Maple - prune to give 2m clearance, G4, G12 Poplar and Maple - remove major deadwood, G10 Maple, Sycamore, Pine, Rowan, Hawthorn - remove major deadwood, G13 2no Ash - felling and removal

149 Braunespath Estate New Brancepeth Durham DH7 7JQ

Two storey side and rear extension

26 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HY

Change of use from seminar and lecture rooms (use class F1) to dwellinghouse (C3).

14 Glenmere Spennymoor DL16 6UR

Single storey side and rear extension and garage conversion

12 Sycamore Road Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9ER

The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

10 Barnsley Way Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0TW

Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres, an eaves height of 2.15 metres and a total height of 3.41 metres.

Hammer Square House Hammer Square Bank Beamish Stanley DH9 0RT

Proposed detached garage and main house extension including ground and first floor internal reconfiguration

5 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU

T2 oak tree - Reduce lower limb encroaching garden over shrub area, reduce lower limb by 1.5 meters going towards conifer and road

Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)

23 Front Street Croxdale Durham DH6 5HY

Retention and erection of 1.5m fence and posts

Peake Hole Barningham Richmond DL11 7DZ

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 erection of agricultural building for machinery, workshop and to house livestock.

4 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

T1. Magnolia - trimmed and shaped

Colesome Cottage Hutton Henry Hartlepool TS27 4RR

Discharge of condition 9 (broadband) pursuant to DM/23/00177/FPA.

St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

Proposed tree works involving works including crown-lifting, pruning and dead wooding to individual and groups of trees and the felling of 1no. conifer, 1no. ash, 1no. hawthorn, and self-seeded ash trees within identified group.

Unit 5 Sunflag Park Belmont Industrial Estate Durham DH1 1TN

Installation of new DNO sub station