Hillandale Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

1. 15 Jul 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 22 Jul 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Pelham House Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

  DM/25/02417/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2025 67m away

  a. Sycamore - prune back from garage by 4m, b. Sycamore - remove the x2 limbs that grow towards your property back to the main stem - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Pelham House Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

  DM/26/01940/TCA Submitted 27 Jul 2026 79m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  T16. Ash - remove the branch growing towards the car parking area back to the main trunk and crown lift to 7m - Section 211 notice

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 44 Briardene Lanchester Durham DH7 0QD

  DM/21/01386/FPA Submitted 19 Apr 2021 117m away

  First floor extension above existing garage to the front and insertion of two windows at first floor within gable elevation.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 25 Humberhill Drive Lanchester Durham DH7 0HH

  DM/26/01174/FPA Submitted 11 May 2026 158m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

  External cladding alterations, window and door changes to front and rear and raised platform to rear.

  Decided Windows or glazing

• Pantiles Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

  DM/25/02889/FPA Submitted 14 Oct 2025 163m away

  Porch to front, metal garage to front curtilage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Meadow Way Lanchester Durham DH7 0QB

  DM/21/00878/FPA Submitted 15 Mar 2021 174m away

  Change existing felt flat roof, to pitched tiled roof above garage.

  Granted Full applications 4 docs

• 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

  2 Jun 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).

  23 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  30 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01363/CEU Granted

  57 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  The property has been continuously occupied as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) by 3 to 6 unrelated individuals who share basic communal amenities, falling within Planning Use Class C4. This C4 use was fully established prior to the implementation of the Durham City Article 4 Direction on 16 September 2016 and has been continuously maintained without interruption down to the present day. A Certificate of Lawfulness is therefore sought to confirm that the existing Class C4 use is lawful Certificate of lawfulness for

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00885/CPO Granted

  2 Ennerdale Close Belmont Durham DH1 2UG

  Conversion of part of an existing domestic garage to form a small, appointment-only treatment room including installation of an internal partition and a frosted window to the rear elevation.

  7 Apr 2026 Lawful development