13 Dunelm Avenue Willington Crook DL15 0AW

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 14 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 3/2005/0870 (Decided)
• Application: 3/2010/0374 (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 5 June 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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• Rose Hall Lydia Street Willington Crook DL15 0AE

  DM/26/01919/FPA Submitted 24 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Conversion of hall to 2 apartments (Use C3). Install solar panels and roof lights, construct pitched roof over part flat roofed offshoot, replace windows in white UPVC, extend front boundary wall and erect timber fence to garden area

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 14 docs
  Several homes

• 3A Commercial Street Willington Crook DL15 0AD

  DM/25/02415/CEU Submitted 1 Sep 2025 150 yards away

  This application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the use of a container as a self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

  Refused Lawful development 23 docs
  Domestic

• 18 Bainbridge Avenue Willington Crook DL15 0AZ

  DM/26/00586/FPA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a rear extension, removal and rebuilding of the brick boundary wall, and replacement of the kitchen window with patio doors. (partly retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Advertising Right 10 Albion Place Willington DL15 0EH

  DM/26/02226/AD Submitted 25 Aug 2026 250 yards away

  Replacement of existing advertisement display with D48 digital advertisement display.

  Refused 10 docs

• 10 Minster Court Willington Crook DL15 0UR

  DM/21/01054/FPA Submitted 25 Mar 2021 250 yards away

  Single storey extension to side and rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Eden Terrace Willington Crook DL15 0BA

  DM/22/00647/FPA Submitted 3 Mar 2022 300 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, porch to front, removal of render to front and removal of redundant chimney

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 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