Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

1. 23 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 27 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 2/03/00633/TPO (Decided)
• Application: 2/93/00473/TFL (Decided)
• Application: DM/25/02951/TPO (Decided)
• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01916/FP (Conditionally Approved)

County Durham granted permission on 24 April 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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• Durham House Residential Care Home Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/21/03604/FPA Submitted 18 Oct 2021 50 yards away

  Retrospective application for the construction of a detached outbuilding and 2no. air handling units

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• Willowvale Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU

  DM/25/02951/TPO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and deadwood tree. T2 Lime - Reduce laterals over road by 1.5 metres and target prune around lamppost to ensure 1m clearance and deadwood tree. Crown raise tree to 2.4 metres over footpath and ensure 5m clearance over highway.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 7 Springfield Mains Park Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3QP

  DM/25/03188/TPO Submitted 11 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  T1 and T2. Copper Beech - Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 6m above ground level. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s from both trees. Prune back branches from property to previous pruning points at approx. 2m. Crown lifting within garden to a height of 3m only. (amended description).

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 6 Lindisfarne Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 3PT

  DM/24/01784/FPA Submitted 1 Jul 2024 100 yards away

  Loft conversion with rooflights, raised patio and raise roof on garage flat roof to pitched roof

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 22 docs

• 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

  DM/25/03228/VOC Submitted 17 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• 162 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AY

  DM/25/02377/DRC Submitted 27 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (noise mitigation) and condition 6 (materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01149/FPA.

  Granted Conditions 3 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