St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 4 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/25/02111/DRC Awaiting decision

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 8(Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA Archaeological WSI BNG HMMP

  Submitted 31 Jul 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

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 18 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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

  DM/25/02111/DRC Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 8(Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA Archaeological WSI BNG HMMP

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• 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

• White Barn The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/21/01038/TPO Submitted 24 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Reduce height of 7no. Conifers by up to 3M (T1 - T7 inclusive)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DM/26/01610/DRC Granted

  Land North Of The Old Chapel Colliery Road Bearpark DH7 7AU

  Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03257/FPA.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01596/DRC Granted

  37 - 38 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

  Discharge of condition 7 (management plan) pursuant to DM/24/01551/FPA

  Received 18 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01972/DRC Granted

  Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

  Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/00325/DRC Granted

  1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

  Received 9 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01791/DRC Granted

  Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions