4 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY

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

• DM/26/02268/VOC Granted

  4 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03329/FPA for the replacement of hip roof to rear extension to flat roof with lantern

  Decided 20 Oct 2026 Amendments

1. 25 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• DM/26/02268/VOC Granted

  4 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03329/FPA for the replacement of hip roof to rear extension to flat roof with lantern

  Decided 20 Oct 2026 Amendments

• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00808/FP (Building Work Started)

County Durham granted permission on 27 March 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.

• 26 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY

  DM/21/00991/FPA Submitted 22 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  First floor side extension above existing flat roof garage to include 2 no. dormer windows

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 6 docs

• 4 Orchard Gardens Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3JY

  DM/26/02268/VOC Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03329/FPA for the replacement of hip roof to rear extension to flat roof with lantern

  Granted Amendments Extension 3 docs

• 1 Hermitage Park Chester-le-Street DH3 3JZ

  DM/24/02315/TPO Submitted 21 Aug 2024 150 yards away

  Felling of 1no. Sycamore tree

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 1 Hermitage Park Chester-le-Street DH3 3JZ

  DM/21/02450/TPO Submitted 7 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  T3 Sycamore - Fell. T4 Sycamore - Prune to remove dead wood.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 11 Jolliffe Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3LX

  DM/24/02510/FPA Submitted 11 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Side extension to adjoin existing garage and part garage conversion

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 3 Hermitage Park Chester-le-Street DH3 3JZ

  DM/24/02320/TPO Submitted 22 Aug 2024 150 yards away

  Pruning back to a maximum of 1.5m from branch tips of one branch (lowest) on 1no. Sycamore tree (T6) - Revised Works Description

  Granted Trees 28 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