Planning applications in County Durham, October 2025

Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

T1 Sycamore - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and deadwood tree. T2 Lime - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and target prune around lamppost to ensure 1m clearance and deadwood tree. Crown raise tree to 2.4 metres over footpath and ensure 5m clearance over highway.

3 Mann Crescent Murton Seaham SR7 9EE

First floor extension

24 Beckwith Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HE

Single storey rear extension

14 Darlington Road Ferryhill DL17 8JP

Retention of shop front alterations and replacement of roller shutters

4 North End Durham DH1 4NG

Single storey rear and side extension, two storey rear extension, raising of ridge height including reroofing, 2no. dormers to rear and rooflights to front and rear, associated alterations to fenestration

Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

T1 Rowan Fell

8 Berkshire Close Belmont Durham DH1 2BW

Single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.37m, height to the eaves of 2.33m and overall height of 3.81m

Romaldkirk Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED

Romaldkirk Hall Tree Preservation Order 2025

Land To The West Of National Probation Service Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU

Remove 2 branches which are overhanging the building and doorway. Air Con Units - Cut bramble/Hawthorne on the outside of the boundary and pull through fence Fire Exit stairs - Cut back branches overhanging the building. Snapped branches which have been thrown over the fence to be removed.

Land To The West Of Unit 29 Derwentside Business Centre Consett Business Park Villa Real DH8 6BP

Discharge of Condition 4 (Contamination Phases 2-3) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/01656/VOC

Lothian House Care Home Clyde Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7SG

T1. and T2. Sycamore - reduce to previous pruning points up to 2m and remove epicormic growth from the stem

Elstob Hall Farm Great Stainton Stockton On Tees TS21 1NH

Installation of aluminium and timber framed windows

Elstob Hall Farm Great Stainton Stockton On Tees TS21 1NH

Installation of aluminium and timber framed windows

1 Viewforth Villas Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4AF

Single storey rear extension.

13 - 15 Durham Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9NW

Retrospective advertisement consent for the installation of 1 illuminated logo panel and 1 illuminated top sign

Land To The West Of Drum Industrial Estate Drum Road Chester-le-street

2 No. attached building signs to east and north elevations plus site signage at commercial vehicle and car park access points from Drum Road

Post Office 7 Walden Terrace Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4BX

Retrospective application for the installation of an automated teller machine

Highwynds Hill Top Road Hill Top Dipton Stanley DH9 9HX

1.5 storey side extension, 2no. dormer windows and replacement gable feature to front and replacement garage side extension

Deanery Cottages Lanchester

1 x Willow Tree - prune the limbs over the telephone wires so there is a clearance of 3 meters. The remaining crown needs to be reduced by 20% to reduce the weight. - Section 211 notice

13 - 15 Durham Road Esh Winning Durham DH7 9NW

Retrospective application for the installation of an automated teller machine and associated signage

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

Prior approval application for the extension to existing stone building to create timber framed agricultural storage building (relating to previous application DM/25/02389/PNA)

Land North East Of Brandon United Football Club Commercial Street Brandon

Erection of 36no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping (as amended 06.03.2026)

St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJ

External repairs to replace render on the front elevation of 4 South Bailey (Bowes House).

26 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH

Construction of natural stone wall to rear of dwelling and new steel sliding gate

Post Office 7 Walden Terrace Fishburn Stockton On Tees TS21 4BX

Retrospective application for the installation of 1 illuminated logo panel and 1 illuminated top sign

26 Front Street Staindrop Darlington DL2 3NH

Construction of natural stone wall to rear of dwelling and new steel sliding gates

East Roughlea Farm Dean Bank Ferryhill DL17 8RP

Agricultural building for livestock/ fodder, bedding

21 Welbury Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 5AY

Change of use from open space to residential curtilage (retrospective).

Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX

Discharge of condition 4 (landscape maintenance) pursuant to DM/23/01359/FPA

Visitor Centre Hardwick Country Park Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2DN

Discharge of Condition 3 (land contamination) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01548/FPA.

11 Blackhills Road Horden Peterlee SR8 4LG

Change of use of ground floor from shop to private residential flat

3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB

Replacement of existing shopfront with new shopfront complete with bi-parting entrance doors

8 Burdon Crescent Wingate TS28 5LF

Discharge of Conditions 5 (Landscaping Details) 8 (Materials) 9 (Greenhouse Gases) and 11 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03732/FPA

Land To The South And South East Of Porch House Farm East Street Hett DH6 5LP

Non-Material Amendment (NMA) to amend the description of development of DM/25/00899/FPA to include reference to the MW capacity.

Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

Discharge of Condition 8 (gate construction) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01850/FPA.

Leazes Farm Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DS

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01850/FPA, in order to remove soil bund and hedgerow screening (in part).

Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

Installation of solar panels on school roofs.

Oaklea Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PA

Land adjacent Thornley Village Tree Preservation Order 2025

3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB

Fascia and projecting signs to front elevation and loading bay sign to side elevation

Ropery Walk Primary School Ropery Walk Seaham SR7 7JZ

Installation of solar panels on school roofs.

Site Of Former Greyhound Track Front Street Merrington Lane Spennymoor DL16 7RS

Erection of metal sculpture of two 3D greyhounds in Corten Steel (rust brown).

Pantiles Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

Porch to front, metal garage to front curtilage.

15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

Lime - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape (by up to 1.5m), Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3.5m - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

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

Installation of three flues, an external store, a fresh air intake louvre, window, and two air cool chiller units (Retrospective)

20A Front Street Annfield Plain Stanley DH9 8HY

Erection and display of 1no illuminated fascia sign and 1no non-illuminated projecting sign

52 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BD

Replacement of existing first floor windows to the front and rear elevation

Land To The North East Of School House Front Street North Cassop DH6 4RJ

Removal of 9m hedgerow to re-open existing gateway to provide access to the arable field

Land North And East Of Sniperley Farm Durham DH1 5RA

Non-material amendment to condition 2 (approved plans) of permission DM/22/03778/FPA (368 dwellings) for replacement of approved single garages with double garages at Plots 220-221, 126-127, 239-240, 258-259, inclusion of additional electrical Substation, and amendments to elevation of Plot 146.

Blue Cube Storage At Land To The North Of Alisha House Kilburn Drive Horden SR8 4LG

Self storage facility including erection of 6no. storage buildings, siting of 50no. storage containers and construction of hardstanding (retrospective).

4 Pickwick Close Merryoaks Durham DH1 3QU

Prune overhanging branches of 2no Sycamore and 2no Willow plus 1no Whitebeam (G1) to 3m from garden side of boundary fence