Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

The Honest Lawyer Hotel Croxdale Bridge Durham DH1 3SP

Granted County Durham DM/21/01250/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Formation of new entrance lobby, amendments to site access and external cladding and decoration

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01250/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01250/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
9 Apr 2021
Validated
23 Apr 2021
Decided
1 Jul 2021
Ward
Brandon (Historic)
Parish
Brandon And Byshottles
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH1 3SP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/01251/AD Granted

    The Honest Lawyer Hotel Croxdale Bridge Durham DH1 3SP

    Display of 6 no. signs comprising: 1 no. painted timber hanging sign with external illumination, 1 no. wall mounted wood sign; 3 no. handpainted signs and 1 no. wall mounted individual letters sign

    Decided 1 Jul 2021 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GW Architectural Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Barrow-In-Furness

Active · incorporated 2010 · Barrow-In-Furness

32 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 90% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 1 July 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Honest Lawyer Hotel Croxdale Bridge Durham DH1 3SP

    DM/21/01251/AD Submitted 9 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Display of 6 no. signs comprising: 1 no. painted timber hanging sign with external illumination, 1 no. wall mounted wood sign; 3 no. handpainted signs and 1 no. wall mounted individual letters sign

    Granted Advertising 15 docs
  • Old Bridge House Croxdale Durham DH6 5JL

    DM/21/02175/FPA Submitted 16 Jun 2021 300 yards away

    Demolition of existing single storey element and construction of single storey kitchen/snug

    Granted Full applications Demolition 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • Oakmead Darlington Road Durham DH1 3SS

    DM/25/02756/TPO Submitted 2 Oct 2025 350 yards away

    T1 Oak, crown reduction by 3 metres (amended description)

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Glebe House Sunderland Bridge Durham DH6 5HB

    DM/21/01415/TPO Submitted 20 Apr 2021 0.3 miles away

    Remove lowest overhanging branch to 1no. Sycamore (a) crown lift to 3.5m to 2no. Lime (b and 19) sever the Ivy at base and remove first 0.5m from ground level to 1no. Lime (19) prune back 2no. lateral branches by 2m to 1 no. Yew (c) crown lift to 3.2m to 2no. Lime (2 and 14) crown lift to 3m to 1no. Beech (16) prune back from building by 2-3m to 1no. Copper Beech (17)

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 11 & 12 Sunderland Bridge Durham DH6 5HB

    DM/26/02155/CPO Submitted 17 Aug 2026 0.3 miles away

    Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Use to merge C3 dwellings at no.11 and no.12 Sunderland Bridge into 1no. dwellinghouse. No external alterations proposed

    Granted 7 docs
    Domestic
  • Land Adjacent Barnsett Grange Sunderland Bridge

    DM/21/02183/TCA Submitted 17 Jun 2021 0.3 miles away

    Pruning of 1 x Cherry Tree as obstructing telegraph pole and removal of 2 x Conifers in between the memorial bench at the request of residents

    Granted Trees 1 doc

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

    Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

    Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

    6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

    Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

    Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

    Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

    24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

    First floor side extension

    Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

    2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

    Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

    Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications