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. 17 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 17 September 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.

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.

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

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

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

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

  DM/26/02695/TCA Submitted 7 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  Fell the two trees obstructing the highway and causing damage to property ie boundary wall.

  Decided Trees
  Small domestic

• 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

• 26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

  DM/26/02501/TPO Submitted 18 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.

  Granted Trees

• 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

• 139 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RN

  DM/21/02603/TCA Submitted 19 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) - remove one small branch to remove overhanging from neighbouring property. Dead tree (T2) - fell as close to current ground level. Ash (T3) - prune back by 2-3m and reduce the height by 2-3m. Sycamore (T4) - Crown lift lowest most branches (approximately 6 in all) - (Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 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