Speyside Lodge Woodland Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7DQ

1. 22 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 12 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

5. 13 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending Consideration.

• Application: 4/03/00206/FPA (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 12 August 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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• 49 Quarry Crescent Bearpark Durham DH7 7DR

  DM/23/00986/TPO Submitted 6 Apr 2023 100 yards away

  T1 Beech prune back to boundary as marked on the picture and shape back in

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 2 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

  DM/23/00804/TPO Submitted 21 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  T1 Beech - prune back the branches overhanging number 2 woodland close by 1.5-2 metres

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• 3 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

  DM/25/02019/TPO Submitted 23 Jul 2025 150 yards away

  Large Beech, 25% - Crown reduction not to exceed 25% total volume, equivalent to a maximum 1m reduction all round. Pruning to include the removal of 'soft growth' only on the outer /lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree by shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. - TPO-PN1-317

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 3 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

  DM/23/03290/TPO Submitted 1 Nov 2023 150 yards away

  Felling of two oak trees to ground level. - TPO - PN1-317

  Refused Trees 19 docs

• 3 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

  DM/22/00947/FPA Submitted 30 Mar 2022 150 yards away

  Single storey front and rear extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB

  4/04/00241/TPO Submitted 27 Feb 2004 150 yards away

  Crown thinning of 1 no. Beech tree within Woodland Croft, Bearpark, Tree Preservation Order

  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