County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Chester-le-Street Community Hospital Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AT

1. 8 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 2 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-street DH3 3NQ

  DM/26/02300/FPA Submitted 2 Sep 2026 200 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  Demolition of existing social club and erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for six vehicles.

  Awaiting decision Demolition 13 docs

• 188 Front Street Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AZ

  DM/25/02462/PN56 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Prior Notification under Class M of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from hot food take-away to 2no. flats

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 21 docs
  Several homes

• 36 Lumley Terrace Chester-le-street DH3 3NQ

  DM/25/03260/FPA Submitted 19 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Pitched roof over existing single storey flat roof extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 27 West Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 3HL

  DM/24/02442/FPA Submitted 4 Sep 2024 200 yards away

  Removal of existing lean to structure and existing rear yard boundary wall. Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension on the same footprint of the existing boundary wall to include open yard area.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• St Cuthberts RC Social Club Lumley Terrace Chester-le-Street DH3 3NQ

  DM/22/00703/FPA Submitted 8 Mar 2022 200 yards away

  Demolition of existing social club and the erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with parking to the rear for 6 vehicles (amended 2/3/23)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 40 docs

• 41 Poplar Street Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3DN

  DM/22/02936/FPA Submitted 3 Oct 2022 250 yards away

  Retrospective application for a rear extension.

  Refused Full applications Extension 11 docs

• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02003/PND Granted

  Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

  Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02002/PND Granted

  Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

  Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02004/PND Granted

  Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

  Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02005/PND Granted

  Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

  Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval