Units A To D Building 12/E 460 Woodham Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6HT

1. 7 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 September 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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• Acorn House Durham Way North Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6HP

  DM/26/02391/FPA Submitted 9 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

  Exterior alterations of office building including introduction of new cladding, new windows and doors, and alterations to existing openings to facilitate subdivision into three separate Class E units.

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• Land East Of Steel And Alloy Processing Durham Way North Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6HP

  DM/25/03098/DRC Submitted 4 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) 4 (HMMP) 9 (Hard Surfacing) 15 (Boundary Treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03276/FPA

  Granted

• Room F6 Langton Business Centre Durham Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6BL

  DM/21/02128/FPA Submitted 14 Jun 2021 200 yards away

  Change of use of office to tattoo studio

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Land East Of Steel And Alloy Processing Durham Way North Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6HP

  DM/24/03276/FPA Submitted 4 Dec 2024 200 yards away

  Erection of 1no warehouse (Use Class B8) and office block (Use Class E(g)(i)) with associated car parking, service yard space, hardstanding, secure boundary treatments and landscaping

  Granted Full applications 45 docs

• Room G8 Langton Business Centre Durham Way Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6BL

  DM/21/02091/FPA Submitted 10 Jun 2021 200 yards away

  Change of use of office to beauty salon (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• The Digital Factory Durham Way South Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6XP

  DM/22/03526/PNC Submitted 28 Nov 2022 300 yards away

  Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to form a state funded school (Use Class F1)

  Granted Prior approval 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