7 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/02450/FPA Granted

  7 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  Two storey front extension including alterations to roof, fenestration and application of render

  Decided 22 Jan 2026 Full applications

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 8 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: DM/25/02450/FPA (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 20 July 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 7 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/25/02450/FPA Submitted 3 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Two storey front extension including alterations to roof, fenestration and application of render

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 24 docs

• 11 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/23/00692/TCA Submitted 10 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Removal of remaining trunk to 1no. Laburnum

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 25 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/21/02632/TCA Submitted 21 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Conifer (T1) - remove large limb. Conifer (T2) - remove limbs. Conifer (T3) - trim back. Elm (G1) - crown reduce and reshape.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 15 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/25/01805/TCA Submitted 4 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - Remove rowan tree to ground level, T2 - Remove silver birch tree to ground level, T3 - Remove cherry tree to ground level and T4 - Reduce apple tree by 25%

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 1 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/25/02775/TCA Submitted 3 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  G1 - 1no. Sycamore and 3no. Elm - Prune back from the property by 2m T2 - Sycamore - Remove the small branch from the main stem

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 31 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA

  DM/26/02824/TCA Submitted 21 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec

  Lawson Cypress (T1) - 3m crown reduction

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 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