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St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

Granted County Durham DM/25/02111/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

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

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02111/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02111/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Decided
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Castle Eden And Passfield
Parish
Castle Eden
Decision by
DRC Delegated
Postcode
TS27 4SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03481/FPA Granted

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Reinstatement of a pathway through the historic churchyard.

    Decided 20 Feb 2026 Full applications
  • DM/25/02252/DRC Granted

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

    Decided 7 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • DM/24/02319/TPO Granted

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    (T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building (G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50% (G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines

    Decided 14 Oct 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/02125/LB Granted

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

    Decided 27 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/24/00548/LB Granted

    St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    Relocate existing effigy to graveyard owned by the DAC

    Decided 18 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 7 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Padgett White Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Crook

Active · incorporated 2002 · Crook

86 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 7 November 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/25/02252/DRC Submitted 15 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/24/02125/LB Submitted 1 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 27 docs
    Domestic

  • St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/24/00548/LB Submitted 28 Feb 2024 50 yards away

    Relocate existing effigy to graveyard owned by the DAC

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

  • St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/25/03481/FPA Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Reinstatement of a pathway through the historic churchyard.

    Granted Full applications 16 docs

  • St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/24/02319/TPO Submitted 21 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    (T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building (G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50% (G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • 14 The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

    DM/26/01983/LB Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Renovation of 2no. sliding sash windows and replacement of 1no. non-historic window

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 14 docs

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