Planning application
Crestholme The Avenue Durham DH1 4DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove part of the garden wall and hedgerow beyond the final parking area space to create off street parking for use of the residents of the property, and using low wooden gates.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00940/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00940/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 4DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 1 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.
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