Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• DM/25/03376/PNA Decided

  Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

  Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.

  Decided 23 Dec 2025 Prior approval

1. 14 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 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.

• DM/25/03376/PNA Decided

  Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

  Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.

  Decided 23 Dec 2025 Prior approval

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land North West Of Witton Hall Farm Coach Lane Witton Gilbert DH7 6SU

  DM/25/03376/PNA Submitted 2 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the construction of a farm machinery workshop for maintenance, repair break down and service of farm machinery general storage implements parts and farming tools. Work bench machines etc.

  Decided Prior approval 8 docs

• Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  DM/26/00233/NMA Submitted 29 Jan 2026 200 yards away

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03312/VOC for changes to the location of acoustic fencing to the southern boundary of the site (rear of Plots 7-17)

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  DM/22/00987/FPA Submitted 1 Apr 2022 200 yards away

  Residential development for 29 dwellings and associated works (title amended)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 119 docs
  Major scheme

• Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  DM/25/02527/DRC Submitted 10 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (remediation works) and condition 7 (Building Regulations M4(2) standard) in part in respect of plots 22-27 only pursuant to DM/23/0312/VOC

  Split decision Conditions 2 docs

• Land Adjoining Snook Acres Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6SY

  DM/25/01686/NMA Submitted 24 Jun 2025 200 yards away

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03312/VOC for the variation to the boundary treatment to plots 1 and 2 and acoustic fence detail

  Granted Amendments 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The South East Of 20 Front Street Witton Gilbert DH7 6TQ

  DM/25/01347/FPA Submitted 20 May 2025 200 yards away

  Erection of 3no two storey detached dwellings

  Withdrawn Full applications 48 docs

• DM/26/02644/PND Decided

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02806/PND Awaiting decision

  Sewage Treatment Works River View Browney DH7 8HW

  Prior Notification for the Demolition of Single Storey Detached Garage to the South East

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 27 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02828/PND Awaiting decision

  Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Willington Crook DL15 0JA

  Prior notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval