Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/21/03564/NMA Granted

  Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street

  Repositioning of the permitted retail unit by 3 no. metres on the site and reconfiguration of car park (no reduction in parking spaces) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01742/FPA

  Decided 25 Apr 2022 Amendments

1. 28 Mar 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 31 Mar 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 May 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.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Land To The East Of Menceforth Cottages Pelton Fell Road Chester-le-Street

  DM/21/03564/NMA Submitted 13 Oct 2021 50 yards away

  Repositioning of the permitted retail unit by 3 no. metres on the site and reconfiguration of car park (no reduction in parking spaces) pursuant to planning permission DM/19/01742/FPA

  Granted Amendments 2 docs

• Land To The North West Of Car Park Tesco Stores North Burns Chester-le-Street DH3 3TF

  DM/22/01061/TCA Submitted 7 Apr 2022 150 yards away

  Removal of 7x sycamores

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• 10 Twelfth Avenue Chester-le-Street DH2 2BW

  DM/21/01801/FPA Submitted 18 May 2021 300 yards away

  Single storey garage, front and side boundary wall, driveway and alterations to footpath crossing

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Tesco North Burns Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3TF

  DM/25/02549/AD Submitted 12 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  Installation of 3x fascia signs and 4x graphic signs on Timpsons Pod

  Granted Advertising 17 docs

• Tesco North Burns Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3TF

  DM/25/02548/FPA Submitted 12 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  Installation of new Timpson pod

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• Morningside House Morningside Court Chester-le-Street DH3 3HQ

  DM/26/02013/TCA Submitted 3 Aug 2026 350 yards away

  3no trees - fell as close to ground level as practical and removal

  Granted Trees

• 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