120 Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TN

1. 13 May 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Jun 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Aug 2024

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 15 August 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.

• The Cricketers 66 Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TH

  DM/22/02994/FPA Submitted 11 Oct 2022 200 yards away

  Erection of single storey double garage and external staircase to rear (both serving upper floor residential flat)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5TB

  DM/23/00419/TPO Submitted 13 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  Removal of 1 medium sized limb overhanging the public footpath. Removal of 2 x smaller limbs overhanging into 4 Laburnum Avenue.

  Split decision Trees 8 docs

• West Chapel Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TF

  DM/25/02587/TCA Submitted 17 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  Removal of small overhanging branches from one tree - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

  DM/25/03428/TPO Submitted 9 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

  DM/25/03428/TCA Submitted 9 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Fairbank The Promenade Consett DH8 5NJ

  DM/24/01591/TPO Submitted 13 Jun 2024 350 yards away

  Felling of one Acer pseudoplatanus - TPO-DER-208

  Refused Trees 8 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