34 St Cuthberts Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PS

1. 24 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 27 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 27 November 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.

• 6 Lindisfarne Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PT

  DM/24/01784/FPA Submitted 1 Jul 2024 65m away

  Loft conversion with rooflights, raised patio and raise roof on garage flat roof to pitched roof

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 22 docs

• Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/26/00426/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2026 106m 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

• 20 Eardulph Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PR

  DM/26/01540/FPA Submitted 15 Jun 2026 120m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 7 Springfield Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3QP

  DM/25/03188/TPO Submitted 11 Nov 2025 132m 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

• 13 Eardulph Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PR

  DM/26/01754/FPA Submitted 8 Jul 2026 134m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

  Single storey rear extension and garage conversion

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/25/02951/TPO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 137m 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

• 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