Paradise Farm Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3JL

1. 27 May 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 November 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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• Land Adjacent To 56 Briardene Way Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3NR

  DM/21/01884/CEU Submitted 25 May 2021 300 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use of land as residential curtilage.

  Refused Lawful development 23 docs

• Dene Villa Horden Dene Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3SN

  DM/26/02634/FPA Submitted 1 Oct 2026 300 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Dec

  Change of use of land and retention of static caravan

  Awaiting decision

• 3 - 4 Bede Street Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3RT

  DM/21/00131/FPA Submitted 18 Jan 2021 0.2 miles away

  Change of use of former resource centre and offices (partially converted to residential) to 4 no. apartments (2 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1 bedroom apartments)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 18 docs
  Several homes

• 3 - 4 Bede Street Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3RT

  DM/25/02003/FPA Submitted 17 Jul 2025 0.2 miles away

  Change of use from vacant community centre to 16 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) including extension to the rear.

  Refused Full applications Extension 135 docs

• 14B Seaside Lane South Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3PN

  DM/25/01574/FPA Submitted 11 Jun 2025 0.3 miles away

  Proposed change of use from betting shop (sui generis) to chemist (e class), including small upward extension to rear roof parapet and new shopfront

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs

• Wentworth House Dental Practice 28, Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Peterlee SR8 3PG

  DM/24/02722/FPA Submitted 2 Oct 2024 0.3 miles away

  Replace timber shop front for aluminium and first floor timber bay window to Upvc

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 8 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