Planning applications in County Durham, August 2026

Land To The West Of Lunds Lane Greencroft DH8 7SY

Prior notification for erection of building with steel portal frame, fibre cement roof, concrete panels with yorkshire boarding above and two large double sliding doors

Land North And East Of Petwell Cottage Sunderland Road Easington Village SR8 3AT

Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03617/FPA to allow all window colours to be anthracite grey and alterations to Plots 46-48 rear boundary type.

Meadow Farm Park Ramshaw Lane Ramshaw Bishop Auckland DL14 0NB

Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03333/VOC to allow additional details to external elevation treatment to the amenity block buildings including repositioning of door and window openings and minor adjustment to the siting of statics of plots 18 -21 to avoid an exclusion zone around the NPG 'Sandbed Stables' power pole.

9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

T1 sycamore reduce and reshape by 3 meters

11 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

T1. Plum - crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m T2. Rowan - crown reduce and reshape by 0.5m

Land West Of Unit 6 Dean And Chapter Industrial Estate Dean Bank DL17 8LH

Erection of commercial unit to form MOT garage (Use Class B2/Class E/Sui Generis)

Red Barns Brandon Durham DH7 8DA

Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/00762/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Phasing Plan) to reflect an updated Phasing Plan which seeks to spilt Phase 2 of the development into two parts (Phase 2a & 2b), following the introduction of a second developer.

Red Barns Brandon Durham DH7 8DA

Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/25/00762/FPA in order to amend Conditions 6 (Approved Plans) and 39 (Phase 1 Construction Management Plan) to reflect updated layout, updated housetypes and garages to specified plots, addition of new substation, and updated Construction Management Plan, all in respect of Phase 1 of the development only.

Land West Of Units 1-3 Admiralty Way Dawdon SR7 7DN

Discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 11 (Construction Management Plan), 15 (Internal Access Road), 16 (Tree Protection Plan), and 17 (Landscaping) pursaunt to consent DM/24/00783/FPA.

17 Coronation Avenue Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YB

Single storey rear extension

Old White Lea Farm White Lea Road Roddymoor Crook DL15 9QL

Part retrospective planning application for the demolition of buildings and the construction of an extension to provide ancillary living accommodation and associated works.

8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

T1 Aspen Stem (dead) Fell to ground level

The Cottage Langton Darlington DL2 3HB

Crown thinning works to an apple tree

Framwellgate School Finchale Road Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5BQ

Submission of details pursuant to condition 26 of planning permission DM/25/01185/FPA (new school building) relating to details of solar panels.

76 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

Internal structural and non-structural alterations with new shop front

76 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP

Internal structural and non-structural alterations with new shop front

16 Kentmere Spennymoor DL16 6UB

Pitched roof extension to front and single storey extension to rear

Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level

Land To The North West Of 17 Quilstyle Road Wheatley Hill DH6 3RF

Discharge of Conditions 15 (Highway Details), 20 (Landscaping), 28 (Substation) and 29 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01404/FPA.

Outbuilding And Greenhouse Croxdale Hall Croxdale DH6 5JP

Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/02049/VOC (original permission DM/21/03362/FPA) to allow a change of cladding system to the building and minor alteration of the coping detail and alteration to the design of the east elevation wall to incorporate opening windows.

183 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RB

Application Reference Number: DM/26/00832/FPA Date of Decision: 18/05/2026 Condition Number(s): Condition 2 - Approved Plans Conditions(s) Removal: Applicant would like to create attic storage space within approved double garage with dormer roof extension to side of proposed garage Replace approved drawings 100 Existing and Proposed Site/Roof Plan and 201A Proposed Plans and Elevations with drawings 100 Rev.A Existing and Proposed Site/Roof Plan and 201 Rev.B Proposed Plans and Elevations

4 Brentwood Court East Stanley Stanley DH9 6XW

Non Material Amendment to planning approval DM/26/00350/FPA to increase ground floor window openings on rear and side walls of rear extension

23 Carrowmore Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3DY

Two storey side extension, single storey extension, porch to front and extend existing hardstanding

The Green The Green Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3BG

T35 - Sycamore (Semi mature, good condition) - Remove all deadwood within the canopy, pruning back to suitable pruning points in accordance with current arboricultural best practice

Seaton Holme Hall Walk Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3BS

T6 Sycamore - reduce canopy by 1.5m to provide clearance from building T7 Downey Birch - remove dead branch back to branch bark ridge T8 Norway Maple - reduce deadwood from canopy & reduce canopy by .5 m T9 Sycamore - reduce canopy by 1.5 m T13 Sycamore - remove dead medium diameter branch & remove affected branch containing cavity T18 Common Beech - reduce crown by 20% (approx 3 metres) T19 Sycamore - sever ivy at 2 m above ground level T20 Sycamore - sever ivy at 2 m above ground level T21 Common Horse Chestnut - Install cable bracing system T23 Sycamore - undertake sectional dismantling to ground level T29 Sycamore - reduce eastern canopy by 1.5 metres

Hardwick Hall Hotel Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2EH

T1 beech tree removal

Pavement To The North East Of 18 North Road Durham DH1 4SH

This application relates to the installation of a modern, multifunction Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator

Pavement To The North East Of 18 North Road Durham DH1 4SH

86 Inch LCD screen capable of showing illuminated static and animated displays in sequence comprising commercial and community messages

Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level

4 Beechways Durham DH1 4LG

T1. Willow - Fell TG1. Mixed Species Group (Willow, Hawthorn and Ash) - Remove section of group close to ground level to achieve a minimum clearance of 6m to left flank elevation of the extension

12 Picktree Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3ST

Single storey rear extension measuring 6m in projection, maximum height of 3.3m and height to the eaves of 3m

Land To The East Of Elvet Riverside 1 New Elvet Durham DH1 3JT

Display of 1 no. digital screen on multifunctional Hub unit

51 Claypath Durham DH1 1QS

Replacement of the rear entrance door, installation of a uPVC panel and ventilation housing for a new ventilation duct from the gas meter cupboard, and new uPVC tubing from the gas meter cupboard along the internal walls into the new extraction duct.

Land To The East Of Elvet Riverside 1 New Elvet Durham DH1 3JT

Installation of multifunctional Hub unit with 1 no. integral advertisement display and defibrillator

Whitworth Park Academy Whitworth Road Spennymoor DL16 7LN

Installation of freestanding steel storage container

Greenfield Academy Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF

Non-material amendment to install Cedral click horizontal cladding to the main eastern elevation (amended description 10.09.2026)

Autoservice Fairview Garage Beamish Street Stanley DH9 8AH

Replacement signage, paint external walls and roller shutters

Autoservice Fairview Garage Beamish Street Stanley DH9 8AH

Replacement windows, doors, signage, paint external walls and roller shutters

113 Brackenbeds Close Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1XL

Living room extension and internal alterations

St Lukes Church Hall Cockhouse Lane Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7PN

3no. advertising boards and 1no. totem board directing to temporary sales office located in Church Hall

12 Church Lane Murton Seaham SR7 9RD

Single-storey front extension and loft conversion

68 Hawthorn Cottages South Hetton Durham DH6 2RP

Detached garage

4 Queens Road Blackhill Consett DH8 0BH

Creation of window opening in side elevation and replacement of flat roof to side single-storey off-shoot with low-pitched roof including raising of parapet to front elevation

82 Barley Mill Road Bridgehill Consett DH8 8JR

Certificate of Lawfulness for the demolition of two rear offshot extensions and replacement with one larger lean to extension.

5 Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EQ

Willow (T1) - remove main stem over road and re-pollard. Silver Birch (T2, T3, T4) - height reduction by approx 4m. Cherry (T5) - prune back from road, reduce and shape by 2m. Ash (T6) - reduce by approx 3m. Beech (T7) - reduce and shape by approx 1m. Rowan (T8) - reduce by approx 3m and shape. - Section 211 notice

Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb that overhangs adjacent Laurel

British Telecom Telephone Exchange Croft View Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PD

One ash tree Reduce/prune limbs overhanging and obstructing the satellite dish. Two cypress trees opposite the BT building: Reduce the crown of each tree by up to one third

South View Front Street Ingleton Darlington DL2 3HL

Weeping Willow (T1) - reduce and reshape crown by 1-2 metres and remove overhang from public road. Silver Birch (T4) - reduce and reshape crown by 1 metre and remove overhang from public footpath. Conifer (T2) - remove lower branches to height of wall (approximately 1.5 to 2m), reduce height by approx. 1.5 to 2m and reshape crown by 1-2m. Weeping Willow (T3) - reduce and reshape crown by 1-2 metres. - Section 211 notice

Land To The North Of British Telecom Telephone Exchange Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DH

Ash - reduce height by a minimum of 30% - TPO/0044/2017

Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Site Fox Cover Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7DN

Discharge of Conditions 6 (BNG HMMP Implementation) and 7 (BNG HMMP Verification) pursuant to consent DM/24/02048/FPA.