DM/26/01046/HPN

1. 21 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/26/00261/CPO Granted

  28 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

  Certificate of proposed development for a single storey ground floor WC extension to existing dwelling.

  3 Feb 2026 75m away Lawful development
• DM/26/01818/NMA Awaiting decision

  46 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00622/FPA to include cladding of dormer

  15 Jul 2026 127m away Amendments
• DM/26/00622/FPA Granted

  46 Danelaw Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LU

  Two storey side extension and dormer windows to front and rear elevation (amended description)

  12 Mar 2026 127m away Full applications
• DM/26/01382/FPA Granted

  13 Sandbach Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4LL

  Single-storey rear extension

  1 Jun 2026 176m away Full applications
• 8/928/2/90(2) Granted

  Lumley Medway Infants School, Lumley, Chester-Le-Street

  Regulation 3 application for new build nursery

  30 Jan 2004 291m away Other
• DM/26/00206/FPA Withdrawn

  16 Trent Crescent Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4LD

  Retention of 1.8m timber fencing

  27 Jan 2026 405m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval