Planning applications in County Durham, October 2026

Sugar Hill Primary School Sheraton Road Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NU

Discharge of Planning Condtion 14 (Biodiversity Monitoring Report) of DM/23/02421/FPA (as amended by NMA applications DM/24/02506/NMA, DM/25/01330/NMA and DM/25/01959/NMA).

Land To The East Of Yew Tree Cottage Bank Foot Shincliffe DH1 2PD

Pollard 1 no. Ash tree (T804)

24 Raby Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5NJ

Single story rear extension of 4m (L) x 3.5m (W) x 3m (H)

Land North East Of 4 St Marys Close Shincliffe DH1 2ND

Reduce crown and crown spread of 1 no. Ash (T803) by approximately 2 metres

Weyms Farm Mickle Hill Road Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4PY

Retention of the installation of gable bifold doors and enlargement of a kitchen window

Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

2. Group of Horse chestnut x2, Sycamore x2 and Lime x2 - crown lift to a height of 5-6m clearing back to the fence line - TPO - WVDC-1-2007

Weyms Farm Mickle Hill Road Hesleden Hartlepool TS27 4PY

Retention of detached kennel

Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

1. Beech - crown reduce/reshape by 4-5m and crown thin by 20% - Section 211 notice

Coxhoe Primary School Cornforth Lane Coxhoe Durham DH6 4EJ

Discharge of condition 4 (Phase 4 verification report) pursuant to DM/25/02714/FPA The development is required to be used from Monday 3rd November, so discharge of this condition in advance of this date would be greatly appreciated.

The Old Vicarage Church Square High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HN

Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/16/00547/FPA for the blocking up of two internal door openings, the formation of a new internal door opening, and the installation of a single-leaf door.

Weather Hill House Brancepeth Crook DL15 9AS

Partially retrospective formalisation and resurfacing of access track

Land To The North East Of Explorer House Iveston Lane Iveston DH8 7TL

Partial discharge of Condition 5 (Phase 4 Verification) pursuant to DM/26/01290/VOC in relation to Plots 25-41, 90-91, 114-138,180-187, 201-202, 205-211 and 216-217

Low West Thickley Farm Brusselton Lane Shildon DL4 1QD

Change of use of land to domestic leisure use and erection of an enclosed swimming pool, associated building and boundary wall.

Land To The North Of Cemetery Cottages Crook DL15 9DE

Discharge of conditions 1-7 pursuant to DM/25/01343/FPA

Greenfield Academy Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF

Greenfield Academy signage to be mounted on the end elevation of the new teaching block and extended sports centre building.

Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TG

Non-material amendment to planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA to adjust the window positions to suit minor plan amendments; detail revisions to site layout.

Land To The West Of 82-83 High Street Carrville DH1 1AT

1x Norway maple to be crown raised by 4m and laterally reduced by 2m on car park side of the tree. 1x Whitebeam to be latterly reduced by 1.5m

Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

1. Conifer - trim back as far as practical over the drive without cutting into the brown wood 2. Willow - reduce the height by 2m 3. Conifer - fell as close to current ground level as practical 5. Birch x2 - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m 6. Rowan - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

Bat Barn Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY

Discharge of conditions 6 (lighting), 7 (CCTV), 8 (Cycle Parking) and 9 (EVCP) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/01049/FPA.

Greenfoot Caravan Park Greenfoot Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2JT

Variation of Condition 2 of planning approval DM/24/01376/FPA to alter siting and design of storage building

6 Princes Street Durham DH1 4RP

Discharge of condition 3 (details of materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/01629/VOC.

The Old Vicarage Church Square High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HN

retrospective application to redesignate two rooms; block up two internal door openings; create new door opening

Badger Barn Hole House Farm Lanchester Durham DH7 0SY

Discharge of conditions 6 (lighting), 7 (CCTV), 8 (Cycle Parking) and 9 (EVCP) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/01167/FPA.

28 Grape Lane Durham DH1 4PT

T1 Catalpha Tree (Indian Bean) - crown reduction by 5m to remove encroachment from properties and balance the crown.

Devon House The Dene Dalton-le-dale Seaham SR7 8QW

Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of new rear extension

Former Beacon Lane Cemetery Beacon Avenue Sedgefield TS21 3AB

G2. Elm - Fell dead and dying trees

Land To The East Of Belsay Court And Mitford Court Sedgefield

Woodland (W2) - crown lift to 3m and remove epicormic growth (approx 35no trees), Beech (T963) - crown lift to 3m, prune tree clear of road light and Beech (T964) - crown lift to 5m over highway

2 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

Oak (T1) - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, crown lift to 3m, prune to clear building by 3m, remove major deadwood and snapped branches and Lime (T2) - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, crown lift to 3m, prune to communication wires by1.5m, remove major deadwood and snapped branches

Cookes West Wood Alum Waters New Brancepeth DH7 7JP

Use of the site as a composite use for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, and land-based operations; a vegetable box scheme, craft and education courses, together with the construction and residential occupation of dwellings (use class C3) and other residential structures available to, and occupied by, persons by reason of and for so long as they are engaged in that use together with their families; such structures being identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in green comprising: Houses 1, 2 and 3, the Yurt, the Well, and the Geodome, together with the use of further structures, identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in yellow comprising: the Tunnel, the two Caravans, the Field Shelter, the Hen House, the Compost Toilet, the two Timber Stores, the Tool Shed, and the Summerhouse, being either incidental or ancillary to the said use where stated and including the accommodation on a transient basis of volunteers and visitors engaged in or assisting with that use, but excluding any use of the structures numbered [014] Tool Shed and [015] Summerhouse otherwise than as operational development by s171B(1), such composite use, taken as a whole, not falling within any use class specified in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and being accordingly a sui generis use and Operational Development: The erection of the operational development identified in the Buildings Schedule hereto and marked thereon [1] to [15] at their respective locations on the plan.

Hallgarth Care Home Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY

Discharge of condition 5 (Accessible & Neurodivergent Supportive Bedspaces Allocation & Management Strategy) pursuant to appeal decision APP/X1355/W/25/3376424.

Selset Hydro Power Station Selset Reservoir Lunedale DL12 0PP

Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) in pursuant to Planning Permission DM/26/00949/FPA

Durham University Teaching And Learning Centre South Road Durham DH1 3LS

New Signage

131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

Fell the two trees obstructing the highway and causing damage to property ie boundary wall.

19 Quarry Houses Westerton Bishop Auckland DL14 8AJ

Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's home for up to two children (Use Class C2), with associated staff office and sleep-in accommodation in the existing outbuilding, parking and outdoor amenity areas.

7 West View Gainford Darlington DL2 3EQ

Installation of EV charger to serve an on-street parking space

Clint House Farm Clint Lane Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9HZ

Prior approval for the erection of a general purpose building for storing feed and machinery pursuant to DM/26/02388/PNA.

36 Beverley Gardens Blackhill Consett DH8 0AQ

Extension over garage to provide bedroom and single storey extension to rear to provide kitchen/family room

Land At Greenwood Avenue Burnhope DH7 0AN

Discharge of Conditions 8 (Highway Works), 9 (Highway Works), 14 (Replacement Tree Planting), and 17 (Contamination Verification) pursuant to consent DM/24/03213/FPA.

The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG

Horse Chestnut (T65) - felling and removal

2 Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1NW

Non material amendment to condition 6 of planning permission DM/23/02526/FPA to allow the bat licence requirement to be amended to the commencement of works affecting the bat roosts/existing building.

6 - 7 Market Place Durham DH1 3HL

Internal alterations to form new coffee shop, with alterations to internal ventilation, external decorations and alterations to existing stonework. Formation of new counter,fixed seating ,disabled toilet and kitchen prep area.

Land At The South East Of Strickland Park Moor Lane Kinninvie DL12 8SA

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 storage of straw, hay and feed

3 Musgrave Gardens Gilesgate Durham DH1 1PN

Single storey front extension

Low House Farm Middlestone Moor Spennymoor DL16 7QD

Erection of a general purpose livestock building

Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA

1 -Horse Chestnut - Crown thin by 15%, clearing the utility wires as part of the thin. 2 -Sycamore - Remove major deadwood, crown thin by upto 10% to remove minor crossing branches and to improve the form of the tree. TPO-DER-033H

86 Brookside Witton Gilbert Durham DH7 6RU

Pitched roof porch to front

Land South West Of Short Row Bournmoor

Hybrid application comprising Full planning permission for erection of 111no. dwellings, vehicular access, landscaping and associated infrastructure and Outline planning permission for up to 188no. dwellings (all matters reserved) including land set aside for the possible expansion of Bournmoor Primary School

Bienvenu Hill View No Place Stanley DH9 0QT

Canopy to front of the property

Ceddesfield Hall Rectory Row Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 2AE

T1. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over road T5. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over road T6. Beech - Crown lift to 5m over road. Prune clear of road light

26 The Bank Barnard Castle DL12 8PQ

Internal alterations to accommodate a bakery, external painting and installation of window stickers