188 Front Street Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AZ

1. 4 Sep 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 8 May 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 8 May 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 7 Springfield Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3QP

  DM/25/03188/TPO Submitted 11 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  T1 and T2. Copper Beech - Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 6m above ground level. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s from both trees. Prune back branches from property to previous pruning points at approx. 2m. Crown lifting within garden to a height of 3m only. (amended description).

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/25/02951/TPO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and deadwood tree. T2 Lime - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and target prune around lamppost to ensure 1m clearance and deadwood tree. Crown raise tree to 2.4 metres over footpath and ensure 5m clearance over highway.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/26/00426/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Loft conversion including dormer windows to the front and rear, conversion of garage and porch to the front elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

  DM/25/03228/VOC Submitted 17 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

  DM/25/02377/DRC Submitted 27 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

  DM/24/01149/FPA Submitted 30 Apr 2024 150 yards away

  To convert restaurant to mixed use restaurant and takeaway to ground floor and the first floor to 2no. residential apartments. Alterations to shop front and new paving to side (amended)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 35 docs

• DM/26/02644/PND Decided

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02806/PND Awaiting decision

  Sewage Treatment Works River View Browney DH7 8HW

  Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02828/PND Awaiting decision

  Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Willington Crook DL15 0JA

  Prior notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval