Land To The East Of Airedale House Church Street Wheatley Hill DH6 3PT

1. 8 Nov 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 January 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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• All Saints Parish Church Church Street Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3PT

  DRC/21/00357 Submitted 29 Oct 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 pursuant to DM/17/02455/FPA in relation to materials

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Woodland To The North Of Miners Villas Wheatley Hill DH6 3PX

  DM/26/00370/FPA Submitted 16 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Erection of stables (retrospective)

  Granted 8 docs

• Plot No 1 South Of Weardale Park Wheatley Hill DH6 3PT

  DM/19/02982/FPA Submitted 17 Sep 2019 150 yards away

  Change of use of land for the siting of 10no. caravan homes with amenity block.

  Refused Full applications 27 docs

• 1 Front Street Wheatley Hill

  5/HIST/2003/1283 Submitted 14 Aug 2003 250 yards away

  Private garage

  Granted Full applications

• Halcon House Front Street Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3JL

  DM/25/02005/FPA Submitted 23 Jul 2025 300 yards away

  Change of use of lounge in dwellinghouse (Class C3) to shop for the sale of mobile phones and vapes (Class E), remove existing lounge window, install new shop front window/door

  Withdrawn Full applications Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• Woodside Black Lane Wheatley Hill Durham DH6 3JN

  DM/24/01293/FPA Submitted 15 May 2024 350 yards away

  Conversion part storage building into annex

  Granted Full applications 11 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