4 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/02272/FPA Granted

  4 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

  Front porch with pitched roof

  Decided 21 Oct 2026

1. 20 Jan 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 15 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 28 March 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 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.

• 7 West View Gainford Darlington DL2 3EQ

  DM/26/02677/FPA Submitted 6 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~16 Dec

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

  Awaiting decision

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

  DM/26/01009/DRC Submitted 21 Apr 2026 100 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 100 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

• 4 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EJ

  DM/26/02272/FPA Submitted 28 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  Front porch with pitched roof

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 53 Balmer Hill Gainford Darlington DL2 3EL

  DM/21/02396/FPA Submitted 5 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Extension to rear of bungalow

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 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