St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/02252/DRC Awaiting decision

  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.

  Submitted 15 Aug 2025 Conditions
• DM/25/02111/DRC Awaiting decision

  St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 8(Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA Archaeological WSI BNG HMMP

  Submitted 31 Jul 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

  99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 8(Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/02124/FPA Archaeological WSI BNG HMMP

  Awaiting decision Conditions

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

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

  99% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

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

  Awaiting decision Conditions 1 doc

• 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

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

  DM/24/02319/TPO Submitted 21 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  (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

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• White Barn The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL

  DM/21/01038/TPO Submitted 24 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Reduce height of 7no. Conifers by up to 3M (T1 - T7 inclusive)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications