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 83m 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 121m 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 131m 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 134m 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 134m away

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

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-street DH3 3NQ

  DM/26/02300/FPA Submitted 2 Sep 2026 170m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  Demolition of existing social club and erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for six vehicles.

  Awaiting decision Demolition 13 docs

• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02003/PND Granted

  Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

  Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02002/PND Granted

  Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

  Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02004/PND Granted

  Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

  Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02005/PND Granted

  Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

  Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval