DM/25/02999/HPN

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

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/24/01784/FPA Granted

  6 Lindisfarne Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PT

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

  1 Jul 2024 65m away Full applications
• DM/26/01540/FPA Awaiting decision

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

  Single storey rear extension

  15 Jun 2026 79m away Full applications
• DM/26/00426/FPA Granted

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

  Loft conversion including dormer windows to the front and rear, conversion of garage and porch to the front elevation

  23 Feb 2026 106m away Full applications
• DM/25/03188/TPO Granted

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

  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).

  11 Nov 2025 132m away Trees
• DM/26/01754/FPA Awaiting decision

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

  Single storey rear extension and garage conversion

  8 Jul 2026 134m away Full applications
• DM/25/02951/TPO Granted

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

  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.

  20 Oct 2025 137m away Trees

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval