30 Barford Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3HR

1. 23 Jan 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 16 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.

• 9 Lindisfarne Close Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3TR

  DM/25/03303/FPA Submitted 24 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Single storey side and rear extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Thropton Close Chester-le-Street DH2 3HW

  DM/23/03007/FPA Submitted 6 Oct 2023 100 yards away

  Change of use of land to side/front from open space to residential to form driveway and access, erection of 1.5m boundary wall/fence to side/front, porch extension and raised garden section to rear (Part Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 42 Chillingham Drive Chester-le-Street DH2 3TJ

  DM/21/02679/FPA Submitted 26 Jul 2021 200 yards away

  Two storey side extension, roof alterations to front

  Granted Full applications Extension Roofing 6 docs

• 103 Grasmere Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3EU

  DM/22/00908/HPN Submitted 28 Mar 2022 200 yards away

  Prior notification application for the erection of sunroom with bifold doors and skypod with a projection of 5 metres, an eaves height of 2.65 metres and a total height of 3.5 metres. Brick to match existing.

  Granted Prior approval Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 101 Grasmere Road Chester-le-Street DH2 3EU

  DM/21/02121/FPA Submitted 11 Jun 2021 200 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and single storey pitched roof to front elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Beadnell Close Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3JP

  DM/25/02826/FPA Submitted 8 Oct 2025 250 yards away

  Two storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 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