Howletch Lane Primary School Pennine Drive Peterlee SR8 2NQ

1. 13 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 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.

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.

• Howletch Lane Primary School, Pennine Drive, Peterlee

  8/928/5/170(4) Submitted 24 Oct 2003 50 yards away

  Regulation 3 application for extention to school

  Granted Other

• Howletch Lane Primary School, Pennine Drive, Peterlee

  8/928/5/170(3) Submitted 24 Oct 2003 50 yards away

  Regulation 3 application for provision of temporary classroom

  Granted Other

• Fairclough Court Community Centre Fairclough Court Peterlee SR8 2NB

  DM/24/03483/FPA Submitted 24 Dec 2024 200 yards away

  Change of use of the existing two storey community hub to a two bedroom residential dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs
  Domestic

• Garage Site And Land To The Rear Of 12 Cleveland Place Peterlee SR8 2PA

  DM/21/01367/FPA Submitted 14 Apr 2021 250 yards away

  Change of use of open space to provide parking spaces.

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 25 Balliol Close Peterlee Peterlee

  5/HIST/2003/0242 Submitted 3 Jul 2003 250 yards away

  Kitchen extension

  Granted Full applications Extension

• Garage Block North Of 22 Quantock Place Peterlee SR8 2LN

  DM/21/03190/PND Submitted 13 Sep 2021 250 yards away

  Prior notification for demolition of 4 no. garages

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 8 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