Site Of Old Stone Cave 12 - 14 Front Street Pelton DH2 1DD

1. 8 Oct 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 31 Jan 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 42 Front Street Pelton Chester-le-Street Durham DH2 1DE

  2/04/00525/FUL Submitted 1 Jul 2004 50 yards away

  Installation of automated telling machine (ATM) on front elevation of store

  Granted Full applications

• Goodfathers Front Street Pelton Chester-le-Street County Durham

  2/03/00566/ADV Submitted 25 Sep 2003 50 yards away

  Installation of internally illuminated box sign to front elevation of building

  Refused Advertising

• Pelton Methodist Church South View Pelton Chester-le-street DH2 1BP

  DM/25/01581/FPA Submitted 12 Jun 2025 100 yards away

  Change of use from a methodist church (Use Class F1) to a cabinet making workshop, community meeting room and shop (Use Class Sui Generis); the alteration of one window to a double door, with associated ramp to the north facing elevation; the replacement of the existing signs to the front and side elevations

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 22 docs

• 64 Hylton Terrace Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1DS

  DM/21/00848/FPA Submitted 12 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Construction of a new porch, installation of steps and change to boundary wall

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Land For Three Rivers Development Sandyford Place Pelton Chester-le-Street County Durham

  2/03/00700/FUL Submitted 21 Nov 2003 300 yards away

  Construction of 77 dwellings (63 houses & 14 bungalows) including re-alignment of internal road layout and partial demolition of existing housing and creation of replacement car park along Ivy Way within Pelton PRC redevelopment site.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 1 doc
  Major scheme

• 10 Thorntons Close Pelton Chester-le-Street DH2 1QQ

  DM/22/00478/FPA Submitted 17 Feb 2022 300 yards away

  Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, creation of off-street parking to front and rear and erection of 1.8m and 1m high boundary fence.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 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