HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/00827/CPO Granted

  HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

  Certificate of Lawfulness under Part 19 of the GPDO for the proposed installation of a substation and transformer unit

  Decided 22 May 2026 Lawful development
• DM/25/03209/HRA Granted

  HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

  Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to installation of additional prison accommodation units

  Decided 27 Apr 2026

1. 26 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 18 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 6/1990/0361/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/1993/0151/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/1998/0143/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/1998/0144/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/2003/0480/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/2007/0294/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/2007/0596/DM (Decided)
• Application: 6/2009/0292/DM (Decided)
• Application: DM/15/03075/FPA (Decided)
• Application: DM/17/03826/AD (Decided)
• Application: DM/25/01708/PND (Decided)
• Application: DM/25/03209/HRA (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 18 March 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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• HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

  DM/26/00827/CPO Submitted 31 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness under Part 19 of the GPDO for the proposed installation of a substation and transformer unit

  Granted Lawful development 11 docs

• 38 Grangefields Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BF

  DM/26/02845/FPA Submitted 23 Oct 2026 200 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Dec

  First floor rear extension and internal first floor layout alterations

  Awaiting decision Extension

• HM Young Offenders Institution Deerbolt Bowes Road Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BG

  DM/25/03209/HRA Submitted 12 Nov 2025 250 yards away

  Habitats Regulations Assessment pursuant to installation of additional prison accommodation units

  Granted 13 docs

• 61 Startforth Park Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AN

  DM/23/02948/FPA Submitted 2 Oct 2023 350 yards away

  Part retrospective change of use of land, creation of vehicular access and hardstanding including boundary treatments

  Withdrawn Full applications 14 docs

• 24 Hisehope Close Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9BZ

  DM/21/02746/FPA Submitted 2 Aug 2021 400 yards away

  First floor extension above existing garage, partial conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation, and new two-storey link to existing dwelling.

  Granted Full applications Extension 17 docs
  Domestic

• Lilac Cottage 10A Corn Close Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AW

  DM/25/03182/FPA Submitted 11 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

  Proposed front/side single storey extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 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