DM/25/02965/VOC

1. 21 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 22 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

• DM/26/00120/LB Awaiting decision

  23 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT

  Repointing front elevation with lime mortar mix

  16 Jan 2026 81m away Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01387/TCA Decided

  33 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT

  Fell as close to ground level as practical and removal of Sycamore (T1)

  1 Jun 2026 104m away Trees
• TPO/435/2026 Awaiting decision

  33 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT

  33 Hallgarth Street Durham Tree Preservation Order 2026

  23 Jun 2026 110m away Trees
• DM/26/00891/LB Granted

  75 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY

  Replacement of three timber windows and one external timber door with new double-glazed windows and door to same appearance; draught-proofing and secondary glazing to another window

  7 Apr 2026 117m away Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01306/TCA Granted

  35 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AT

  Crown reduce and reshape 1no Portuguese Cherry by 1.5m

  22 May 2026 117m away Trees
• DM/23/02414/FPA Granted

  80 Hallgarth Street Durham DH1 3AY

  Proposed part two storey and single storey rear extension to small HMO (Use Class C4) (description amended)

  9 Aug 2023 140m away Full applications

• DM/26/01840/NMA Awaiting decision

  Land To The South Of St Phillips Close Auckland Park DL14 8FB

  Non-material amendment pursuant to Reserved Matters consent DM/21/02381/RM for substitution of housetypes at Plots 69, 75-76, 89-90, 92-93, 95-97, 103-105, 107-110, 115-116.

  16 Jul 2026 Amendments
• DM/26/01818/NMA Awaiting decision

  46 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00622/FPA to include cladding of dormer

  15 Jul 2026 Amendments
• DM/26/01822/NMA Awaiting decision

  Land To The South Of Elstob Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe

  Non material amendment of planning permission DM/22/01244/FPA to allow amendment to internal office layout and elevations including door locations and window positions.

  15 Jul 2026 Amendments
• DM/26/01827/VOC Awaiting decision

  Farm Building To The South East Of Hindberry Farm Stobhill Lane Bolam DL2 2UR

  Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/00466/VOC to amended the scheme layout, roof material and fenestration

  15 Jul 2026 Amendments
• DM/26/01782/VOC Awaiting decision

  Land West Of 44 Low Etherley DL14 0EU

  Variation of Condition application to remove Condition 4 (two storey height restriction) pursuant to outline planning consent DM/23/01835/OUT

  10 Jul 2026 Amendments