53 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EL

1. 5 Jul 2021

   Received by County Durham

2. 6 Jul 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 27 August 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.

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• 4 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

  DM/26/02272/FPA Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Front porch with pitched roof

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 4 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

  DM/23/00153/FPA Submitted 20 Jan 2023 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The West Of Gainford Hall And North And South Of Spa Road Gainford DL2 3EB

  DM/26/01535/DRC Submitted 12 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  Discharge of condition 8 (CO2 emissions) pursuant to DM/20/01205/FPA (as amended by DM/21/04232/NMA)

  Granted 2 docs

• Land To The North Of 2 Stobb Hill Gainford DL2 3EP

  DM/26/01009/DRC Submitted 21 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) & Condition 4 (Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan) in pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/02212/FPA

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• Land To The North Of 2 Stobb Hill Gainford DL2 3EP

  DM/25/02212/FPA Submitted 12 Aug 2025 250 yards away

  Change of use from agricultural land to dog walking and training field including vehicular hardstanding, boundary treatments and timber shelter

  Granted Full applications 59 docs

• 27 Academy Gardens Gainford Darlington DL2 3EN

  DM/22/00942/FPA Submitted 30 Mar 2022 300 yards away

  Side Extension to existing dwelling

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 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