Rowanwood Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

This site has had 3 applications since 2024.

• DM/26/02452/CPO Awaiting decision

  Rowanwood Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of property as a residential home for two children/young people supported by non-resident carers (Class C2).

  Submitted 15 Sep 2026
• DM/24/03297/FPA Decided

  Rowanwood Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

  Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 9 houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) (Use Class C4) in two blocks

  Decided 13 Oct 2026

1. 9 Mar 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 June 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.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Spring Cottage Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

  DM/23/00492/TCA Submitted 20 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  T12. Oak - crown reduce and reshape by 4-5m T31. Beech - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 2m

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• Poole House Pimlico Durham DH1 4QW

  DM/25/03395/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Prune trees around x5 lamp posts by 2.5m either side and back by 1m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 16 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU

  DM/25/01699/TCA Submitted 25 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

  See attached arboricultural statement listing the work required and giving justifications

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 19 Briardene Durham DH1 4QU

  DM/23/03255/TPO Submitted 30 Oct 2023 100 yards away

  T1. Conifer - fell due to tree's roots infiltrating drains causing damage and blockage

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Spring Cottage Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

  DM/21/02789/FPA Submitted 5 Aug 2021 100 yards away

  Change of use of outbuilding from a domestic recording studio on the ground floor and residential unit on the first floor (ancillary to residential use) to commercial sound mixing studio on ground floor and linked residential unit on first floor, and retention of side entrance porch

  Granted Full applications Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Beech Crest Durham DH1 4QF

  DM/21/01290/FPA Submitted 9 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Rear single storey lean to extension to kitchen

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01703/CPO Granted

  Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace Aycliffe Village Newton Aycliffe DL5 6LG

  Installation of timber playground equipment.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01615/CPO Withdrawn

  Spital Park Farm Stainmore Road Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9RH

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Met Office installation of a new weather station enclosure (10 metres by 9 metres by 1.2 metres) with meteorological equipment, including a 10 metre collapsible WEC WD10 mast with an anemometer and windvane on the top (with concrete plinth base of 1.8 metres by 2.2 metres).

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01399/CPO Granted

  28 Moor Edge Crossgate Moor Durham DH1 4HT

  Certificate of Proposed Development for a hip to gable conversion to form loft conversion with rear dormer

  Received 2 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/01072/CEU Refused

  21 Young Street Gilesgate Durham DH1 2JU

  Certificate of lawfulness for use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use class C4).

  Received 23 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/00808/CEU Refused

  3 Southend South Road Durham DH1 3TG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development