4 Tollgate Fields Rainton Gate Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6SJ

1. 1 Mar 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 24 April 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 10 Tollgate Fields Rainton Gate Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6SJ

  DM/25/03283/HPN Submitted 19 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension with tiled roof

  Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The West Of 33 Woodland View West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6RQ

  DM/22/00709/FPA Submitted 9 Mar 2022 100 yards away

  Detached Double Garage

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Land To The South Of 28 Station Road West Rainton DH4 6SF

  DM/25/01965/FPA Submitted 18 Jul 2025 150 yards away

  Development of 14no. bungalows and a retail unit (Amended Description 05/08/2025).

  Granted Full applications 55 docs

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/25/00435/DRC Submitted 13 Feb 2025 300 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 12 pursuant to planning permission DM/16/02739/VOC (Travel Plan).

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/23/03683/NMA Submitted 5 Dec 2023 300 yards away

  Minor amendments to application ref: DM/16/01806/RM relating to external materials elevations and structures of house types.

  Granted Amendments 15 docs

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/25/03272/VOC Submitted 20 Nov 2025 300 yards away

  Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 (Approved Plans), updated Phasing Plan for Condition 8 (Landscaping), and Removal of Conditions 29 (Community Hub Floorspace) and 30 (Community Hub Marketing) pursuant to consent DM/16/02739/VOC (Amended Description 10/02/2026).

  Granted Amendments 15 docs

• DM/26/02644/PND Awaiting decision

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02211/PND Decided

  Londonderry Works George Street Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7SL

  Prior Notification for demolition of existing industrial buildings and associated structures.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval