Factory Lambton Street Industrial Estate Shildon DL4 1PX

1. 23 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 5 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

• Application: 7/1998/0515/DM (Decided)
• Application: 7/2002/0299/DM (Decided)
• Application: 7/2009/0133/DM (Decided)
• Application: DM/16/01499/FPA (Decided)
• Application: DM/17/00573/FPA (Decided)

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 15 West Park Shildon DL4 1LW

  DM/23/00511/FPA Submitted 22 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~19 Apr

  Retrospective change of use of land to garden and retention of shed

  Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Greencroft Court Shildon DL4 1FD

  DM/23/03008/FPA Submitted 6 Oct 2023 250 yards away

  Construction of single storey bungalow (Plot 3) and temporary siting of caravan during the build (to allow changes to previously approved dwelling)

  Granted Full applications 40 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The East Of Eden Cottage West Auckland Road Shildon DL4 1PY

  DM/21/01895/VOC Submitted 25 May 2021 300 yards away

  Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning application DM/15/03836/FPA - materials (walling, roofing, windows and doors), raise height of roof to accommodate 2 No. additional bedrooms and widen driveway (Plot 4)

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 17 docs

• 38 Lambton Street Shildon DL4 1JG

  DM/26/02871/CEU Submitted 27 Oct 2026 300 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec

  Existing use of the property as a Use Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) occupied by up to four residents.

  Awaiting decision

• Land To The North Of 11 Clarendon Court Shildon DL4 1RB

  DM/25/01681/FPA Submitted 24 Jun 2025 350 yards away

  Change of use of land from open space to domestic curtilage (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 16 Vaughan Street Shildon DL4 1LD

  DM/21/01258/FPA Submitted 9 Apr 2021 400 yards away

  Proposed single storey extension to replace existing kitchen and add WC

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development