Unit 7C & 7D Harvey Court Low Willington Industrial Estate Willington DL15 0FB

1. 19 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 6 Kasher Road Willington Crook DL15 0GN

  DM/23/02618/FPA Submitted 29 Aug 2023 200 yards away

  Garage conversion (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• Land To The North Of Hawthorn Drive And West Of Hill Meadows Willington DL15 0GJ

  DM/23/03043/DRC Submitted 6 Oct 2023 300 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Land contamination scheme), Condition 4 (Verification report) and Condition 10 (Means of Enclosure) pursuant to DM/20/01960/VOC

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Spar Stores Low Willington Willington Crook DL15 0DF

  DM/22/00320/AD Submitted 4 Feb 2022 350 yards away

  Display of 10 No. illuminated advertisements

  Granted Advertising 11 docs

• Spar Stores Low Willington Willington Crook DL15 0DF

  DM/22/00094/FPA Submitted 14 Jan 2022 350 yards away

  Change of use from domestic curtilage to part of petrol station forecourt with car parking, ancillary equipment, fencing and landscaping

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Site Of Former Park View Garage Low Willington Willington DL15 0DF

  DM/21/01694/VOC Submitted 11 May 2021 350 yards away

  Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) to include minor changes to approved design and layout and discharge of condition 9 (external lighting) of planning permission DM/20/02155/VOC

  Granted Amendments 15 docs

• Finchale House Laburnum Gardens Willington Crook DL15 0DB

  DM/22/00069/FPA Submitted 11 Jan 2022 350 yards away

  Self contained annexe in rear garden for use as accommodation for family member

  Granted Full applications 8 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