4 George Street Durham DH1 4PA

1. 11 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 February 2026, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 13 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

  DM/26/00543/FPA Submitted 3 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Single storey rear kitchen extension, and removal of garage to replace with store room within rear yard

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• Cross View House Cross View Lane Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4PJ

  DM/22/00664/FPA Submitted 4 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use as either a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) or a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).

  Refused Full applications 17 docs
  Domestic

• Land At St Johns Road Nevilles Cross

  DM/21/01789/FPA Submitted 18 May 2021 50 yards away

  Construction of 12 townhouse dwellings with associated works.

  Refused Full applications 320 docs

• 22 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

  DM/24/02416/TCA Submitted 2 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  T1 - Willow - Pollard, leaving the stem 0.5m in height T2 - Spruce - Fell as close to ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 4 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

  DM/24/02896/TCA Submitted 22 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  T1 - Purple Plum - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1m, crown thin by 10% to remove minor crossing branches T2 - Birch - Reduce the side growth by up to 1.5m around the canopy to control the width of the tree as it is end-weighted inside the garden as well as over the neighbouring garden

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 16 St Johns Road Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4NU

  DM/26/00725/TCA Submitted 20 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Birch Crown reduce and reshape smaller tree by 2.5m T2 Birch Crown reduce and reshape larger tree by 3m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications