Land To The West Of 5 West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BL

1. 20 Mar 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Mar 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

• Inveresk 2 West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BL

  DM/21/01892/FPA Submitted 24 May 2021 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, dormer window and rooflights

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 The Towers Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AD

  DM/26/00672/TPO Submitted 16 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - T1 - TPO- WVDC-4-1989

  Refused Trees 10 docs

• Blossom Cottage West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/23/00072/TCA Submitted 12 Jan 2023 200 yards away

  Pruning works of 20 to 25%. to 1 no. Cherry tree and 1 no. Beech tree

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Tyvonnay Chalet West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/25/02777/TPO Submitted 3 Oct 2025 200 yards away

  Tree cutting opposite Tyvonnay Chalet to allow installation of overhead fibre cabling (TPO-WVDC-4-1989)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Bracken Edge West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/22/00840/FPA Submitted 18 Mar 2022 200 yards away

  Replace first floor french door and windows with bi-fold door

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/23/00884/TCA Submitted 28 Mar 2023 250 yards away

  Fell T1 Lawson Cypress, Fell T2 Variegated Holly, Fell T3 Arborvitae, Fell T15 Aspen, Crown raise up to 5m to T16 Birch and Fell G1 Lawson Cypress

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 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