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162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

Granted County Durham DM/25/03228/VOC Variation of Condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03228/VOC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03228/VOC
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street North
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DH3 3AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02377/DRC Granted

    162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

    Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

    Decided 18 Sep 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lighthouse Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

42 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 84% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 January 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

    DM/25/02377/DRC Submitted 27 Aug 2025 0m away

    Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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

    DM/25/02951/TPO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 54m 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

  • Land To The West Of 152 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

    DM/26/01516/FPA Submitted 12 Jun 2026 80m away

    Installation of 1no new communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display

    Granted

  • Land To The West Of 152 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

    DM/26/01517/AD Submitted 12 Jun 2026 80m away

    1no digital advertisement display within proposed new communications kiosk

    Granted

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

    DM/25/03188/TPO Submitted 11 Nov 2025 83m 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

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

    DM/26/00426/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2026 85m 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
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In County Durham

  • DM/26/01976/VOC Granted

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    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00433/FPA to amend the approved plans by altering the approved extension materials and reducing the size of the extension.

    29 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01947/NMA Granted

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    27 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/02063/VOC Granted

    Land To The East Of 11 North Road East Wingate TS28 5AT

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to reposition the location of the dwelling and omit the modular garage pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03011/FPA

    28 Jul 2025 Amendments
  • DM/26/02075/NMA Granted

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    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03617/FPA to allow all window colours to be anthracite grey and alterations to Plots 46-48 rear boundary type.

    7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/02096/NMA Granted

    Land South West Of 43 West End (Formerly 41 West End) Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

    Non material amendment to planning approval DM/24/03020/FPA to include additional windows on eastern and western elevations, remove rooflights, increase overall height of main dwelling by 250mm and offshoot to north by 700mm

    10 Aug 2026 Amendments