Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/01772/DRC Granted

  Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ

  Discharge of Condition 4 (BNG) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00328/FPA.

  Decided 20 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/00328/FPA Granted

  Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ

  Erection of pipe bridge and associated works

  Decided 16 Apr 2026 Full applications

1. 3 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

4. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 4 December 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.

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• Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ

  DM/26/01772/DRC Submitted 9 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 4 (BNG) pursuant to planning application DM/26/00328/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• Land To The East Of The Poachers Pocket (PH) Bridge Street Metal Bridge DH6 5LQ

  DM/26/00328/FPA Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Erection of pipe bridge and associated works

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• 38 Thinford Street Metal Bridge Durham DH6 5LD

  DM/26/02451/CEU Submitted 11 Sep 2026 400 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use of land as residential garden.

  Awaiting decision

• Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

  DM/26/02343/FPA Submitted 4 Sep 2026 0.3 miles away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  New access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (ref DM/23/00745/FPA)

  Awaiting decision 14 docs

• Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB

  DM/25/02234/FPA Submitted 14 Aug 2025 0.3 miles away

  New access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (reference DM/23/00745/FPA)

  Decided 24 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