St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/03481/FPA Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Reinstatement of a pathway through the historic churchyard.

  Decided 20 Feb 2026 Full applications
• DM/25/02252/DRC Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Decided 7 Nov 2025 Conditions
• DM/25/02111/DRC Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Decided 7 Nov 2025 Conditions
• DM/24/02319/TPO Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  (T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building (G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50% (G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines

  Decided 14 Oct 2024 Trees
• DM/24/02125/LB Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

  Decided 27 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 28 Feb 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Feb 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 18 September 2024, 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.

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• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/02111/DRC Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/02252/DRC Submitted 15 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/24/02125/LB Submitted 1 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 27 docs
  Domestic

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/03481/FPA Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Reinstatement of a pathway through the historic churchyard.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/24/02319/TPO Submitted 21 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  (T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building (G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50% (G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 14 The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/26/01983/LB Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Renovation of 2no. sliding sash windows and replacement of 1no. non-historic window

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 14 docs

• DM/26/02422/LB Granted

  Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

  Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/02392/LB Granted

  40 Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LH

  Add a sheet of black metal to the inside face of driveway gate railings.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/02265/LB Granted

  7 Newgate And Church Cottage Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NQ

  Creation of internal ground and first floor doorway openings between 7 Newgate and Church Cottage, in association with change of use of Church Cottage to commercial office (Class E) in association with existing accountancy practice (7 Newgate)

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01478/LB Granted

  Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB

  Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a small retail unit. The proposed works are all internal limited to the ground floor with the external fenestration being unaffected.

  Received 9 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/00490/LB Refused

  Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  Internal reconfiguration to first floor shower room

  Received 27 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings