Durham County Council Corten House Aykley Heads Business Park Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS

1. 24 Jul 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 17 September 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.

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.

• Rivergreen Centre Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5TS

  DM/26/01649/NMA Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/24/03278/FPA in order to create a new ground floor window on the northern elevation

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Plot C - Speculative Office Development Land At Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5UQ

  DM/22/03368/FPA Submitted 11 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Air source heat pump compound and relation of bin store, cycle store and footpath

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Land At Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5UQ

  SCR/24/00014 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Request for a Screening Opinion in respect of a minor-material amendment (Section 73) application seeking to vary conditions 1, 2, 5 and 10 of Hybrid Planning Permission DM/20/01846/FPA.

  Decided Outline 4 docs

• Land At Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5UQ

  SCR/24/00013 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a Reserved Matters submission for the development of a Data Centre at Plot D of the Aykley Heads Masterplan, pursuant to Hybrid Planning Permission DM/20/01846/FPA.

  Decided Outline 4 docs

• Durham Trinity School And Sports College Dunholme Close Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5WB

  DM/23/00639/FPA Submitted 2 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Erection of 2.4m high fence.

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Durham Trinity School And Sports College Dunholme Close Aykley Heads Durham DH1 5WB

  DM/26/01710/VOC Submitted 3 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Variation of condition 8 of planning approval CMA/4/0108 to allow an update to the approved travel plan in conjunction with extended car park area which is to be carried out under permitted development.

  Granted Amendments 15 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