St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/02252/DRC Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Decided 7 Nov 2025 Conditions
• DM/25/02111/DRC Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Decided 7 Nov 2025 Conditions
• DM/24/02319/TPO Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  (T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building (G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50% (G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines

  Decided 14 Oct 2024 Trees
• DM/24/02125/LB Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

  Decided 27 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/24/00548/LB Granted

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Relocate existing effigy to graveyard owned by the DAC

  Decided 18 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 15 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/24/00548/LB Submitted 28 Feb 2024 50 yards away

  Relocate existing effigy to graveyard owned by the DAC

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/02111/DRC Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and statutory BNG condition pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/02252/DRC Submitted 15 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Sustainability Statement) and 15 (Broadband) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/24/02125/LB Submitted 1 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Change of use from redundant place of worship (F1) to single dwellinghouse (C3) with demolition of lean-to and various associated internal and external works

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 27 docs
  Domestic

• 14 The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/26/01983/LB Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Renovation of 2no. sliding sash windows and replacement of 1no. non-historic window

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 14 docs

• The Cottage The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/25/01400/TPO Submitted 23 May 2025 50 yards away

  Felling and removal of sycamore (T1), beech (T2) and monolithed beech (T3)

  Granted Trees 12 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