44 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF

1. 9 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 18 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 13 April 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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• 33 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF

  DM/25/01134/CEU Submitted 28 Apr 2025 50 yards away

  Use of property as 4 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4)

  Withdrawn Lawful development 8 docs

• 23 Long Acres Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JF

  DM/25/01135/CEU Submitted 28 Apr 2025 100 yards away

  Use of property as 4 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4).

  Withdrawn Lawful development 26 docs

• 35A Wakenshaw Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 1EP

  DM/26/01173/FPA Submitted 11 May 2026 200 yards away

  Retrospective application for a single storey utility room extension and boundary wall to south and east

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 86 Wakenshaw Road Gilesgate Durham DH1 1EP

  DM/22/01242/HPN Submitted 26 Apr 2022 200 yards away

  Prior notification for the erection of a single storey extension projecting from the rear of the original dwellinghouse by 4m, with an eaves height of 2.6m and maximum overall height of 3.7m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 100 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA

  DM/21/01119/TCA Submitted 29 Mar 2021 200 yards away

  Prune to create central opening between trees approximately 3 metres wide to 3no. Apple (1), cut to ground level 1no. Apple (2), reduce length of long low branch by 3m to 1no. Cherry (3), reduce height by approx. 2m and reshape remaining crown to balance by removing approximately 1m all around to 1no. Plum (5) and crown lift to approx. 3m over lawn and prune to clear plum (T5) by 2m to 1no. Holly (6)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Woodlands Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA

  DM/23/00574/TCA Submitted 28 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  T1. Sycamore - pollard down to previous pruning points (leaving the stem at 4m) T2. Birch - removal of 'soft growth' on the outer /lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree e.g. shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size.

  Granted Trees 5 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