7 Springwell Road Durham DH1 4LR

1. 8 Apr 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 9 Apr 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 28 October 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.

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.

• 20 Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4LP

  DM/21/02529/FPA Submitted 13 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Erection of part two-storey/part single-storey extension to rear of dwelling, loft conversion including addition of rooflights to front and dormer window to rear and new garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 10 Springwell Road Durham DH1 4LR

  DM/24/02949/FPA Submitted 28 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Installation of air source heat pump to rear

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 9 Springfield Park Durham DH1 4LS

  DM/26/02463/FPA Submitted 15 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

  Demolition of the existing terrace and erection of a single-storey rear extension with a new terrace over.

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition
  Small domestic

• 13 Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4LT

  DM/21/01498/FPA Submitted 26 Apr 2021 150 yards away

  Pitched roof over existing rear flat roof bay window and front porch, and to replace windows, external doors and roof tiles

  Granted Full applications Extension Roofing +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

  DM/21/01483/TPO Submitted 23 Apr 2021 150 yards away

  Crown thin by 20%, crown lift to 3-4m and prune back from building by 2-3m to 2no Sycamore Trees and crown reduce/reshape by 2m and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to 1no Oak tree

  Refused Trees 7 docs

• 4 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

  DM/25/02302/TPO Submitted 19 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Poplar (T1) - crown reduce 2m. Sycamore (T2) - remove branches over hanging boundary. Lime (T3) - remove branches over hanging boundary Sycamore (T4) - crown thin by 10%

  Refused Trees 9 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