Bridge House North Road Durham DH1 4PW

1. 10 May 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 4 Jul 2024

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Refused

3. 29 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.

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.

• First Floor Office Bridge House North Road Durham DH1 4PW

  DM/25/03199/PN56 Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Prior Notification under Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the 1st floor of Bridge House from Class E to six C3 residential dwellings.

  Granted Prior approval 15 docs

• Third Floor Bridge House North Road Durham DH1 4PW

  DM/20/03217/PNC Submitted 2 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  Convert third floor from B1 use to C3 to provide an additional 8 x 1 bedroom studio apartments

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 20 docs

• 35A-C The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

  DRC/21/00073 Submitted 3 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (plant, ventilation and extraction) pursuant to DM/19/03159/FPA

  Granted Conditions

• 1 Finlay House St Helens Well South Street Durham DH1 4DB

  DM/22/03418/TCA Submitted 18 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Reduce the crown of 1 (Robina) due to concerns about falling branches and to maintain clearance from adjacent building Reduce height by 2m and prune sides to shape (by upto 1.5m), remove major deadwood, prune back limb overhanging hedge/path by 2.5m, crown lift to height of 2.5m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Unit 2 1 - 4 North Road Durham DH1 4SH

  DM/22/00797/AD Submitted 17 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Proposed 1no. Fascia Sign & 1no. Hanging Sign

  Granted Advertising 21 docs

• 30B The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

  DM/25/03554/AD Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  New illuminated signage to the front of the building

  Granted Advertising 11 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