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Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/01138/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of existing detached garage to gym and golf simulator room.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01138/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01138/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
28 Apr 2025
Validated
22 May 2025
Decided
16 Jul 2025
Ward
Sedgefield
Parish
Bishop Middleham
Decision by
Householder (No Objection)
Postcode
DL17 9AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02141/TCA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/02363/TCA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)

    Decided 7 Oct 2025 Trees
  • DM/22/03219/TCA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Apr 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Thornton Architectural Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bishop Auckland

Active · incorporated 2013 · Bishop Auckland

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 July 2025, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    DM/26/02141/TCA Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    DM/25/02363/TCA Submitted 26 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    DM/22/03219/TCA Submitted 1 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Newohm Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

    DM/21/02977/TCA Submitted 23 Aug 2021 100 yards away

    Cherry Tree (T1) - To fell because of potential damage to boundary wall.

    Granted Trees 1 doc
    Small domestic

  • 32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

    DM/25/02261/TCA Submitted 15 Aug 2025 150 yards away

    Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown reduce 2.5m and crown lift 3-4m, Ash (T2) - address fungus disease

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

    DM/23/01064/TCA Submitted 17 Apr 2023 150 yards away

    T1 - Cherry, T2- Maple crown reduce by approximately 30%

    Granted Trees 6 docs

In County Durham

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    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
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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

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    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