40 Longdean Park Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4DG

1. 17 Oct 2022

   Received by County Durham

2. 25 Oct 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Dec 2022

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 19 December 2022, 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.

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.

• 52 Longdean Park Chester-le-Street DH3 4DG

  DM/22/01502/FPA Submitted 19 May 2022 50 yards away

  Ground floor rear extension and internal renovation works. Replacement doors, windows and retrofitted insulation, installation of solar panels with new roof tiles. Replacement flat roof to porch and garage and widened driveway with dropped kerb.

  Refused Full applications Extension Roofing +1 27 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The South West Of Castle View Private Day Nursery Blind Lane Chester-le-street DH3 4AF

  DM/26/01691/TPO Submitted 1 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Beech (T8, T86) - crown clean and deadwood, Conifer (T45) and Willow (T54) - crown lift to 5m, Willow (T56) and Ash (T65) - fell as close to ground level as practical, Willow (T64, T67) and Beech (T89) - crown lift to 4.5m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 19 Blind Lane Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/25/02598/TPO Submitted 18 Sep 2025 250 yards away

  Beech T1 - Remove limb overhanging garden back to the main stem, prune back 2 secondary branches overhanging the garden in line with the boundary (Amended Description)

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• 11 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/23/00567/FPA Submitted 24 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  Single storey garage extension to the side

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/25/01563/TPO Submitted 10 Jun 2025 250 yards away

  T17 (Scots Pine) - prune back from host dwelling by 3m and crown lift to 5m

  Granted Trees 6 docs
  Domestic

• 1 North Road Chester-le-Street DH3 4AQ

  DM/24/02659/TPO Submitted 27 Sep 2024 250 yards away

  T1 - Weeping Willow - Lop 3m (approx. 20%) from crown height and spread to maintain shape and integrity of the tree. This will reduce any encroachment towards A167 North Road and telephone lines.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 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