4 Queensway Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RU

1. 22 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 September 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 56 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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Land To The South Of 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside DH8 0RR

  DM/25/02052/TCA Submitted 25 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~19 Sep

  Crown raising to 7.5m to the three Sycamore trees closest to 3 Queensway - Section 211 notice

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

  DM/25/02758/TCA Submitted 2 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Prune back overhang by 3m, pruning to include additional/selective branch reductions and reshaping within the 3m specified to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 137 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RN

  DM/25/03391/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Fell diseased and defective Beech tree to ground level. - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Land To The West Of 38 Queensway Benfieldside DH8 0RZ

  DM/25/02762/TPO Submitted 2 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Crown reduction of two Sycamore trees - TPO-DER-011

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 1 Derwent Dale Benfieldside Consett DH8 0HZ

  DM/23/00525/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2023 300 yards away

  Side and rear extension

  Refused Full applications Extension 12 docs

• 1 Riverside Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HY

  DM/24/02496/FPA Submitted 10 Sep 2024 300 yards away

  Erection of replacement single storey side and rear extension, garage and car port within rear garden area, widening of vehicular access to property.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 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
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications