30 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

1. 29 Nov 2022

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Nov 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 24 January 2023, 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 lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 28 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/26/01734/TCA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Silver Birch (T1) - felling and removal

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 10 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/26/01810/FPA Submitted 14 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~27 Nov

  Demolition of garage, two storey side extension, and single and two storey rear extensions

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition

• 51 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/23/01211/TCA Submitted 28 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  G1. Fell conifer group as close to ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 11 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/23/00692/TCA Submitted 10 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  Removal of remaining trunk to 1no. Laburnum

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 25 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/21/02632/TCA Submitted 21 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Conifer (T1) - remove large limb. Conifer (T2) - remove limbs. Conifer (T3) - trim back. Elm (G1) - crown reduce and reshape.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 18 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/23/00493/FPA Submitted 20 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Single-storey rear extension, canopy and balustrades, partial render and composite boarding to front elevation with replacement fenestration and front door

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/02258/CEU Awaiting decision

  Land And Buildings On The West Side Of Battle Green Pelton Fell DH2 2QW

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of two permanent detached garage structures, private domestic vehicle parking plots, and residential garden areas as domestic curtilage ancillary to the main dwellinghouse at 2 Battle Green DH2 2QW. (description amended on 17.09.2026)

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development