Planning applications in County Durham, September 2025

The Laurels 4 New Road Crook DL15 8QE

Proposed extension to rear of garage

22 Marine Crescent Blackhall Rocks Hartlepool TS27 4DB

Change of Use and conversion of former community centre (F2) to two bed domestic residential property (C3) including external residential garden space.

Garage Block Baff Street Spennymoor

Demolition of Prefabricated concrete panel garages with asbestos sheet roofs

Shincliffe Mill Nursey Ltd Mill Lane Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ST

Retention of use of general purpose horticultural building as retail shop (Use Class E(a)) ancillary to the existing horticultural operations on site with additional hard surfacing for parking.

The Barn High Castledene Farm Consett DH8 7TN

Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 5 (Landscape) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03468/FPA.

Wheatley Hill Primary School Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3RQ

Single storey extension to form babies' room

6 Poplar Drive Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1DR

Two storey extension to side of property and single storey extensions to front and rear.

Keswick House 27 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NB

Replace 7 number windows to the front of the property (including 2 on the gable) and 2 number windows to the rear of the property.

3 Toll House Road Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HU

Two storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, extension of existing porch

Elvet BMW And Mini Broomside Park Belmont Durham DH1 1HP

Erection of paladin security fencing 26 metres in length and 1.8 metres in height on site frontage to Broomside Lane (retrospective).

Land To The South Of South Parade Thornley DH6 3EG

Erection of 22no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping

The Old Parsonage Forest-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0XW

Various tree works as specified in application form - TPO-TDC-2-1984

Site Of Former Easington Maintenance Depot To The Rear Of 31 To 37 Peter Lee Cottages Wheatley Hill DH6 3RH

Discharge of condition 14 (Construction Management Plan) in pursuant to DM/24/00380/FPA

13 - 15 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RB

Change of use of the upper floors to create a 5-bed HMO (use class C4) and alteration to shop front to create separate access to HMO.

5 Wear Terrace Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3JX

Dropped kerb and driveway

Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 8SG

1T - willow - remove - 1 stem in very poor condition visibly disintegrating with brown rot; the other is heavily leaning with evidence of brown rot on the tension side of the stem and bark loss beginning to occur as per first stem. 2T and 3T - Ash - remove stage 3 and 4 ash dieback - Section 211 notice. 4T - Ash - remove ash dieback - TPO-DER-133

Haswell Moor Farm Haswell Durham DH6 2BD

Installation of roof over existing muck store and enclosing with timber pace board on the north and west elevations.

Land At The Rear Of Former Roseberry College And Sixth Form Pelton DH2 1NW

Non-material amendment to substitute plans stated in condition 2 of planning permission DM/22/00195/FPA for the construction of 104no. homes including 31no. apartments and 8no. bungalows with associated open space involving removal of projecting balconies and replacement of cladding panels with brick.

Sharmic House South Side Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JS

Demolition of outbuildings and removal of conservatory, and construction of new single storey extension

Knavesmire Farm Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3RA

Certificate of Lawful Development for the siting of a Portakabin and polytunnel for agricultural use.

Ramside Hall Golf Club Ramside Durham DH1 1TD

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan), 4 (HMMP) and 10 (Landscape Plan) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/00144/FPA

2 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/00260/FPA, amendments to the design of the approved garage to decrease the footprint to the south and install one large garage door opening. Replace the existing approved plans from DM/25/00072/VOC

Elstob Hall Farm Great Stainton Stockton On Tees TS21 1NH

Erection of two air source heat pumps

North Lodge Burn Hall Durham DH1 3SU

Oak (T1) - reduce height by 50%

Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

Retrospective application for the erection of a permanent polytunnel for temporary livestock use and material change of the use of the land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking and hardstanding

North Wood Burn Hall Burn Hall Durham DH1 3SS

T1 maple, reduce over hang over garage and prune clear by 2m T2 elm reduce over hang and prune clear property by 2m T3 oak, crown lift over green house and reduce over hanging branches by 1.5m

Unit 10 All Saints Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 2RD

Change the use of the building from Use Class B to Use Class E specifically E(d).

Delves House Delves Lane Consett DH8 7ES

Change of use of amenity land to residential garden and retention of garden room and garden store formed from the conversion of the existing greenhouse and garden shed (retrospective)

Land North Of 141 Beechburn Park Crook DL15 8SA

Discharge of pre-commencement requirements for conditions 3 (Materials); 4 (Quoins, heads, sills and water tabling); 5 (Hardstanding and hard landscaped areas); 6 (Means of enclosure/boundary treatments); 12 (Seed mix for the meadow grassland); 13 (Scheme/Sectional plans for pond); 19 (Gate details); 21(Foul and surface water); 22 (Sustainability Statement); 23 (EV Charge Points) and 27 (Lighting) pursuant to DM/24/01629/FPA

19 Blind Lane Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

See attached arboricultural statement which details the work required

14 Mount Joy Crescent Durham DH1 3BA

Reconstruction and enlargement of rear dormer window

Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8RJ

Replace two extract ventilation flues with three (Retrospective)

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

Prior approval for extension of agricultural building for machinery and straw pursuant to DM/25/01986/PNA

West Chapel Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TF

Removal of small overhanging branches from one tree - Section 211 notice

11 Cemetery Road Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

Upgrade nine timber sash windows to UPVC sash windows.

Jubilee House 26 Middleton Road Shildon DL4 1NN

Change of use to children's home comprising 3no. 2 bed flats each for 1 child aged up to 18 years, and associated alterations

19 Clarence Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 5HZ

Single-story side extension

28A Church Street Durham DH1 3DG

Installation of x7 Solar Photovoltaic panels to the two storey North-West pitched roof.

Belle Settle Mickleton Barnard Castle DL12 0JY

Conversion of farm house and outbuildings to create 3no dwellings and construction of detached garage

28A Church Street Durham DH1 3DG

Installation of x7 Solar Photovoltaic panels to the two storey North-West pitched roof.

123 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1QG

Felling and removal of 1no Ash (T1)

St Johns School And Sixth Form College A Catholic Academy Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JT

Prior Notification (Class J) for 99.64kWp Solar PV system on a combination of flat and pitched roofs

North House Surgery Hope Street Crook DL15 9HU

Remove various canopies and reduce stems to 0.5m from ground level.

Sentosa Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BQ

Lime tree, dead wood removal and crown lift to 2 metres. Sycamore tree, dead wood removal requirements are minimal.

6 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW

Felling of one Conifer (T1) and one Holly (T2) - Section 211 notice

Picktree House Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NL

Land at Picktree House Edmundbyers Tree Preservation Order 2025

3 St Cuthberts Avenue Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5EP

Proposed rear single storey flat roof extension with lantern

Land To The South East Of Fern Meadows Waldridge Road Waldridge DH2 3RB

Discharge of Conditions 5 (Tree Protection Plan), 6 (Drainage Scheme), 9 (Sustainability Statement), 10 (Bat Box Specification) and 14 (Landscaping Scheme) pursuant of Planning Permission DM/24/02062/FPA

Bracken Hill Farm Cottage Bracken Hill Road Hunwick Crook DL15 0RF

Retrospective change of use of agricultural to residential land including erection of detached garage and associated boundary treatments

13 Girton Close Peterlee SR8 2NF

Rear single storey extension