6 Finchale Terrace Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6BB

1. 5 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 6 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 October 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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• 5 High Row Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6BD

  DM/26/00145/FPA Submitted 20 Jan 2026 68m away

  Dropped kerb

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 3 Briarwood Street Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AZ

  DM/26/00594/FPA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 167m away

  Change of use for a summer house to be built in the rear garden to be used as a home hair salon.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Robert Forster House Gill Crescent North Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AW

  DM/24/02276/NMA Submitted 19 Aug 2024 225m away

  Non material amendment of planning permission DM/23/01004/FPA for removal of porch extension and replace door to the external face of the existing porch with the same door proposed in the original application, new external ramp extended, hardstanding to the rear of the polytunnel removed, paving and retaining wall to the front of the building removed and fencing replacement to the south elevation removed.

  Granted Amendments Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Robert Forster House Gill Crescent North Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AW

  DM/24/02627/DRC Submitted 25 Sep 2024 236m away

  Discharge of condition 3 (bird and bat boxes) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/01004/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Par Petroleum Par House Lumley Sixth Pit Woodstone Village Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6DU

  DM/24/01679/FPA Submitted 21 Jun 2024 261m away

  Extension to existing fuel storage tank bund and siting of 2 no. new fuel tanks.

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 14 Tantallon Court Woodstone Village Houghton-le-spring DH4 6TJ

  DM/21/02133/FPA Submitted 14 Jun 2021 290m away

  Kitchen extension to the rear of the property and front porch extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  7 May 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

  7 May 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  7 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

  3 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.

  26 Jun 2026 Full applications