St Bedes Catholic School And College Lanchester Durham DH7 0RD

1. 13 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 22 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 12 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.

• 12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

  DM/26/00197/TPO Submitted 26 Jan 2026 100 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 100 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

• 5 Foxwood Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0QF

  DM/25/02759/FPA Submitted 2 Oct 2025 200 yards away

  Ground floor extension to side of property to form sun room

  Granted Full applications Extension 17 docs

• Recreation Ground Kitswell Road Lanchester DH7 0JQ

  DM/21/00507/FPA Submitted 16 Feb 2021 250 yards away

  Demolish existing scorebox and construct new scorebox with storage

  Granted Full applications Demolition 10 docs

• Greystone House Crowhall Howden Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0QJ

  DM/21/01273/FPA Submitted 12 Apr 2021 250 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

• 6 Burnside Lanchester Durham DH7 0JR

  DM/26/01462/FPA Submitted 5 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  Single storey side and rear extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 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