DM/26/00425/HPN

1. 19 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 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/26/00332/TPO Granted

  6 Dalton Crescent Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 4FB

  E1XL pop to be re pollarded back to main stem and previous pollarding points.

  11 Feb 2026 76m away Trees
• DM/25/02093/FPA Awaiting decision

  Sheraton House Sheraton Park Durham DH1 4FL

  Erection of sculpture.

  30 Jul 2025 105m away Full applications
• DM/25/02464/TPO Granted

  Almet Barn 3 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  See attached arboricultural statement justifying the removal of a declining coniferous tree

  4 Sep 2025 110m away Trees
• DM/26/00325/DRC Awaiting decision

  1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

  9 Feb 2026 136m away Conditions
• DM/25/02055/CEU Awaiting decision

  20 Lowes Barn Bank Nevilles Cross Durham DH1 3QL

  Certificate of Lawfulness for use of property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

  25 Jul 2025 152m away Lawful development
• DM/26/01451/FPA Awaiting decision

  Highway Elvet Moor Durham DH1 3PR

  Single-storey rear extension and erection of detached double garage with ancillary first floor accommodation

  8 Jun 2026 155m 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