Middlegate Barn Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LP

1. 28 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Dec 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

• Application: 3/2005/0804 (Decided)
• Application: 3/2007/0500 (Decided)
• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00370/FP (Conditionally Approved)

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.

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• Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/25/02560/TCA Submitted 15 Sep 2025 350 yards away

  1 Sycamore - Crown lift to 1m above the toilet block and remove the Ash sapling and the Sycamore re-gen to ground level 15 Ash - Fell as close to current ground level as practical 19 Ash - Long term it would be beneficial to crown reduce this tree or consider its removal in the future 23 Ash - Reduce the overhanging limb on the camping site by 4-5m H1 Leylandii hedge - Trim the top and both sides to tidy 2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m and remove the epicormic growth 4 Ash - Remove the regrowth to stump level 8 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 12 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 14 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 16 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 18 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 19 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 21 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 25 Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2m Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/23/00105/TCA Submitted 17 Jan 2023 450 yards away

  Trim to tidy sides, reduce the height by 2m and remove the Ash and Sycamore samplings to H1. Leylandii hedge, Crown clean/deadwood and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to T2. Sycamore, Reduce height by 1m, trim both sides to tidy and remove Ash sapling to H3. Leylandii hedge, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T10. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T11. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T12. Beech, Crown lift to 2m to T24. Apple and Crown lift to 3m to T43. Birch and Crown lift to 2.2m, Prune to clear adjacent property by 3m and remove the basal Ash sapling to ground level to T1. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3.5m and remove epicormic growth to T2. Sycamore, Remove epicormic growth to T3. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3m and prune back to fence line up to 3m in height to G8. Cherry, Crown lift to 3m over campsite side of the tree to T12. Ash and Remove the epicormic growth to T14. Ash

  Granted Trees 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Britton Hall Westgate DL13 1LN

  DM/26/02882/TCA Submitted 27 Oct 2026 0.3 miles away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec

  Works to trees as outlined in the Arboricultural reports 1 and 2 dated 27th October 2026 - Section 211 notice

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Land East Of The Barn Shallowford Westgate DL13 1NT

  DM/21/03985/FPA Submitted 22 Nov 2021 0.3 miles away

  Proposal is to replace the existing old stone slate roof with modern roof construction of plastic coated metal sheeting finished in an anthracite grey colour

  Withdrawn Full applications Roofing 16 docs

• Westgate Caravan Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/21/01973/TCA Submitted 1 Jun 2021 0.3 miles away

  Remove hanging branch to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T15. Ash, Crown reduce T19. Ash, Crown lift up to 2m above caravan roof to T6. Sycamore, Fell T9. Beech, Remove hanging branch to T13. Beech and Crown lift up to 2m to T24. Apple

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 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