DM/25/03283/HPN

1. 19 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 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/25/03272/VOC Granted

  Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 (Approved Plans), updated Phasing Plan for Condition 8 (Landscaping), and Removal of Conditions 29 (Community Hub Floorspace) and 30 (Community Hub Marketing) pursuant to consent DM/16/02739/VOC (Amended Description 10/02/2026).

  20 Nov 2025 265m away Amendments
• DM/25/02862/NMA Granted

  Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  Non-material amendment pursuant to consent DM/16/01806/RM in order to substitute the approved Type 3 Farnham House type to Type 18 house type at Plots 102, 106, 112, 119, 123, 129, 134 and 135.

  10 Oct 2025 265m away Amendments
• DM/25/03361/NMA Granted

  Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  Non-material amendment pursuant to outline planning consent DM/16/02739/VOC, to change the description of development in order remove reference to the small scale community hub so that it reads as follows: 'Residential development of 150 dwellings with open space, hard and soft landscaping and associated infrastructure (outline, all matters reserved except access) including off site highway improvements.' (Amended Description 10/02/2026).

  2 Dec 2025 265m away Amendments
• DM/20/03485/FPA Granted

  40 Fair View West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6RX

  Erection of pergola and trellis (retrospective)

  25 Nov 2020 363m away Full applications
• DM/26/01293/FPA Awaiting decision

  Arden House 35 Prospect View West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6RP

  Change of use from class E to class F1 and F2 (use of Building as a community hub and for alternative education provision).

  21 May 2026 468m away Full applications

• 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