2 The Oval Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RH

1. 22 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 17 February 2026, 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.

• 4 The Dene Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3TB

  DM/25/02348/FPA Submitted 26 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  Erection of single-storey porch extension to the front, and single-storey extension to the rear (amended proposal)

  Granted Full applications Extension 32 docs
  Small domestic

• Olivers Garden Centre Holmhill Lane Chester Moor Chester-le-Street DH2 3RQ

  DM/21/01635/CPO Submitted 6 May 2021 250 yards away

  Application under Section 192(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the change of use from garden centre to builders' merchants; including the erection of covered open storage unit, external material storage and ancillary car parking.

  Granted Lawful development 17 docs

• Site Of Former Olivers Garden Centre Holmhill Lane Chester Moor DH2 3RQ

  DM/22/00969/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2022 250 yards away

  Construction of a new building to be used as a customer display area in association with a previously approved builders merchants premises; the repositioning of a previously consented storage shed (LPA ref: DM/19/03858/FPA); and the siting of 2.4m and 3m high storage palettes and three rows of material storage racks within the site

  Refused Full applications 107 docs
  Small domestic

• Olivers Garden Centre Holmhill Lane Chester Moor Chester-le-Street DH2 3RQ

  DRC/22/00272 Submitted 28 Jul 2022 250 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (Schedule of materials), condition 8 (Land contamination report(Phase 02)), condition 10 (Landscaping plan), condition 11 (Various method statements and construction plans), condition 13 (lighting) of permission DM/20/02327/VOC.

  Withdrawn Conditions 26 docs

• Chester Moor Inn Front Street Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RJ

  DM/22/03401/AD Submitted 16 Nov 2022 300 yards away

  Three non-illuminated aluminium fascia signs

  Granted Advertising 9 docs

• The Church Mouse Front Street Chester Moor Chester-le-street DH2 3RJ

  DM/26/01564/AD Submitted 16 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  Erection and display of 1no externally illuminated double-sided pictorial hanging sign to new post mounted gibbet and boot fixed to existing post (A), 2no set of externally illuminated individual lettering fascia signs (B and G), 1no internally illuminated brass lantern (C), 1no internally illuminated post mounted entrance sign (D), 1no non-illuminated sign (E) and 4no internally LED illuminated floodlights (F)

  Granted 20 docs

• 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