Planning applications in County Durham, March 2026

Whitworth Park Phase 6 Spennymoor DL16 7RQ

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01790/FPA in order to substitute house types at Plots 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160, 195 and 196; and to relocate 8 Affordable Home Ownership units from the eastern part of the site to the western part of the site

The Shakespeare 63 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU

Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signage to the exterior of the building and redecoration of the exterior walls

12 Welfare Crescent Blackhall Colliery Hartlepool TS27 4LU

Demolition of existing rear extension and conservatory with erection of replacement two storey side and rear, and single storey rear extension

Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

T1 Beech - Lifting of branch tips over driveway T5, T6. Holly, Yew and Portuguese Laural - Crown lift to 3m T6. 2x Holly - Crown lift to 4m (amended description)

Rushyford Farm Rushyford Ferryhill DL17 0LJ

First floor rear extension and external alterations

Land West Of 16 Etherley Grange Bishop Auckland DL14 0LA

Construction of track within field

Unit 12 Byron Place Shopping Centre South Crescent Seaham SR7 7DR

Alteration of existing retail unit to install new entrance and external alterations to install new trolley shelters

39 Sunderland Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 2LG

Change of use of the existing first floor flat from residential to office use for the existing veterinary business at ground floor level. Existing bedrooms would be used as offices and the kitchen and living space would be used for staff purposes.

Honey Hill Treatment Works Healeyfield Lane Horsleyhope Consett DH8 9DS

Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to the installation of fence and gates

14 Gloucestershire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DH

To demolish current garage and utility and to erect a two storey side extension with front single storey porch.

Mount Pleasant Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PF

Complete removal of multi-stemmed, self-seeded Elm tree growing out of wall to allow repairs to be undertaken to stone boundary wall and building

Land To The East Of The Paddock Darlington Road Barnard Castle DL12 8TA

Change of use of land from agricultural to operational land, including installation of a kiosk, boundary fencing, vehicular access, hardstanding and associated works

The Old Byre Market Place St Johns Chapel Bishop Auckland DL13 1QF

Discharge of Condition 3 (Window/Door Details) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01132/FPA

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

Non-material amendment to change the wording of Condition 12 (Contamination, Phase 3) pursuant planning permission DM/22/00195/FPA

2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH

Discharge of Condition 7 (Boundary Treatment) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02945/FPA.

Land To The West Of Lower Barn Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RZ

Stage 1 Permission in Principle (PIP) application for the erection of up to 3no dwellings.

Tudhoe And District Victory Club And Institute 67 York Villas Tudhoe Spennymoor DL16 6LP

Demolition of the existing vacant Tudhoe and District Victory Club building and construction of seven two bedroom eco bungalows with associated access, parking, private gardens and landscaping.

6 - 7 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

Replacement windows and railings, reconfiguration of front steps, reinstatement of undercroft doors to front, dwelling repairs and boundary wall repairs including sandstone coping, and erection of single-storey side porch to north-eastern elevation

Roseberry Playing Fields Pelton DH2 1NW

Discharge of Condition 13 (Contaminated Land, Phase 4) pursuant approval DM/22/00195/FPA in relation to plots Plots 1 to 19 only

Grange Farm Coxhoe Durham DH6 4HH

Discharge of Condition 13 (Electric Substation) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02046/FPA.

31 Grantham Avenue Seaham SR7 8LZ

Single-storey extension to the front, side and rear

Dalton Park Murton SR7 9HU

Revised bus layby arrangement, bus shelters and landscaping associated with transport hub and active travel scheme approved under planning permission ref: DM/25/02485/FPA.

Plot 4 Land East Of Longdale Grove Hood Street St Johns Chapel DL13 1QN

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02338/VOC to amend the approved house type on Plot 4 and to revise the approved hard landscaping materials.

5 Lydgate Square Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3LG

Ground floor rear/side extension and pitched roof bay window extension to front.

Wind Farm At High Hedleyhope Farm High Hedleyhope Farm Road East Hedleyhope DL13 4PR

The installation of a substation and associated infrastructure to support the repowering of Hedley Hope Wind Farm.

Land To The Rear Of 3 Boste Crescent Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

G2 (Sycamore) - Remove deadwood including dead stems, T3 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood on east side of crown, T4, T5, T6, T7, T10 and T17 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, T8 and T9 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, target prune back from south side, reduce crown over footpath by up to 3 metres, T13 (Pedunculate Oak) - Reduce dead wood up to 4m etres over footpath, remove ivy up to 5 metres, clearance of main fork, unions and old fracture point at 5 metres, cut back branch ends from nursery to leave 2 metres clearance and S21 (Contoneaster x watereri) - Cut back from substation roof to leave 0.5 metre clearance.

13 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

Single storey rear kitchen extension, and removal of garage to replace with store room within rear yard

Tesco Greenwell Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 4DH

Installation of 2no DT Standard Compressor Pack on flat level and GC Remote Gas Cooler installed on flat level surrounded by Armco barrier. Erection of 2.4m high timber fence enclosure and access gates.

17 Generation Place Consett DH8 5XT

Use of dwellinghouse (C3) as a children's home for one child with two carers present at all times

Land West Of Hare Cottage Westgate DL13 1NX

Change of use of land for the siting of 2 no. holiday glamping pods with associated access, drainage and parking

The Beeches 1 Beech View Sherburn House Durham DH1 2SF

T1 Horse Chestnut - remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth, T2 Beech - remove (fell) to near ground level and SG Pyracantha, Cotoneaster - remove (fell) to near ground level and grub out/grind out stumps to inhibit regrowth.

14 Glastonbury Close Spennymoor DL16 6XP

Single storey side and rear extension

33 High Barn Road School Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe DL5 6PY

Application for Lawful Development Certificate for erection of conservatory

Land To The Rear Of Rock Terrace New Brancepeth DH7 7EP

Discharge of Conditions 4 (broadband connection) and 7 (landscaping) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02826/VOC.

Low Lathbury Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PL

T4 leylandii - retrospective application to fell too a stump

Holmlea 7 Church Bank Eggleston Barnard Castle DL12 0AH

Large Redwood opposite holmlea in grass verge to be pruned to allow new overhead cabling to be installed for customer on behalf of gofibre. Minimal cutting required to clear 0.5m channel through tree. No excessive cutting e.g crown lift or felling required

Andemali Front Street South Quarrington Hill Durham DH6 4QN

Single storey side and rear extensions with the creation of 2x balconies, boundary fencing and gate and outbuildings to rear

11 Egerton Grove Newton Aycliffe DL5 4RT

Two storey side extension

Site Of The Former St Peters School Main Road Gainford DL2 3BQ

Residential development comprising 6no. dwellings

Land To The North East Of Glenleigh Cotherstone DL12 9QW

Tree No. 2 on the site plan is to be removed for safety reasons.

7 Ashtree Drive Barnard Castle DL12 8NZ

Integral garage conversion and rear extension

20 Laburnum Crescent Trimdon Station TS29 6BD

Certificate of proposed development for the erection of detached single storey garden outbuilding

7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX

Two storey side, rear and front extensions, sliding gate and garden alterations including railings, retaining walls and fencing (Resubmission of DM/25/00643/FPA)

Garage Block Finchale Road Newton Aycliffe

Discharge of condition 7 (landscaping scheme) and condition 9 (land remediation) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01014/FPA.

Site Of Former Bus Station Saddler Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7ER

Discharge of Conditions 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, and 22, pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01344/FPA

57 Broom Road Ferryhill DL17 8AF

Dropped kerb

Locherbie High Pittington Durham DH6 1AT

Two storey side extension, single storey front porch extension, rear garage extension, replacement front boundary fence/piers, render to house and extensions and new windows

Lidl Wesleyan Road Spennymoor DL16 6DF

Erection of a Column Mounted ANPR CCTV Camera (retrospective).

Land South East Of Bowes Gate Lodge Lambton Park

Non-Material Amendment to condition 1 of reserved matters approval DM/21/00970/RM (as amended by DM/23/03350/NMA and DM/25/03087/NMA) to amend surface and boundary treatments and chimney details

Rook Lodge West Park Lane Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2BX

Provision of two ground floor windows to west elevation, forming a pedestrian gate access and widening of existing gated driveway entrance.