5 Foxwood Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QF

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 3 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 24 December 2025, 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.

• 12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

  DM/26/00197/TPO Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Large oak tree central to rear garden (T5). Previous application expired (DM/25/01996/TPO), this application to renew based on previous allowed works including: Pruning, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

  DM/25/01996/TPO Submitted 22 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Oak tree central to rear garden (T5). crown lift and balance of approximately 12m. 30% crown reduction to also remove the top of the tree where it has split, removal of dead wood. - TPO- DER-102

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• Greystone House Crowhall Howden Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0QJ

  DM/21/01273/FPA Submitted 12 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Change of use from existing detached triple garage into a 2 bed holiday let with ancillary private open space and car parking. Closure of one of the existing site accesses and creation of a new site access point. New side extension to create new single garage attached to existing property.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

• St Bedes Catholic School And College Lanchester Durham DH7 0RD

  DM/25/02904/PN56 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 200 yards away

  Prior notification for the installation of approximately 790 solar panels on school roof

  Granted Prior approval 13 docs

• 3 Fenhall Park Lanchester Durham DH7 0JT

  DM/21/00684/FPA Submitted 26 Feb 2021 250 yards away

  Convert existing conservatory into sun room with bi-fold doors, flat roof and lantern skylight. Replace dark brown uPVC windows with white uPVC windows throughout the property.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 17 docs

• 18 Fenhall Park Lanchester Durham DH7 0JT

  DM/26/01978/TCA Submitted 29 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  5 Leylandii - reduce height by 3-4 metres. prune side branches in by 1-2 metres to reduce lateral weight. - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 4 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