DM/25/03589/PN56

1. 24 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/25/02798/FPA Granted

  Land North Of 110 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TY

  Installation of 1 No. BT Street Hub Unit on public footpath

  7 Oct 2025 81m away Full applications
• DM/25/02799/AD Granted

  Land North Of 110 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TY

  Display of 2 No. LCD screens associated with BT Street Hub unit

  7 Oct 2025 81m away Advertising
• DM/25/02293/LB Awaiting decision

  Imperial Hotel 81 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB

  Listed Building Consent to repaint doors windows and brick work, repointing of brickwork and chimney stacks

  18 Aug 2025 98m away Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01228/AD Granted

  99 - 101 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB

  Retrospective advertisement consent for an illuminated fascia sign.

  14 May 2026 111m away Advertising
• DM/25/02784/FPA Granted

  99 - 101 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB

  Proposed subdivision of existing commercial unit into 2 units (Class E). Installation of commercial extraction system and extraction flue. Additional and replacement windows to rear. Installation of bicycle and bin storage.

  6 Oct 2025 111m away Full applications
• DM/26/01456/FPA Awaiting decision

  71 Front Street Stanley DH9 0TB

  Single-storey rear extension to existing commercial unit to create ancillary commercial storage area

  8 Jun 2026 115m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval