42 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ

1. 28 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 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

• Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01101/FP (Building Work Started)

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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• 40 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN

  DM/21/02008/FPA Submitted 3 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ

  DM/25/01722/TPO Submitted 27 Jun 2025 150 yards away

  Ash (T29) - crown thin by 20% and crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• 11 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN

  TPO/421/2025 Submitted 18 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Land at 11 Chaucer Drive Crook Tree Preservation Order 2025

  Granted Trees

• 32 Fern Valley Crook DL15 9PZ

  DM/23/00846/TPO Submitted 24 Mar 2023 150 yards away

  Crown reduction up to 6m and balance the sides to shape to T1. Sycamore

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 11 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN

  DM/25/01253/FPA Submitted 12 May 2025 200 yards away

  Proposed alterations + extensions to create a double garage, new porch, + internal re-configuration.

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN

  DM/26/01131/TPO Submitted 5 May 2026 200 yards away

  T1 - Sycamore (within rear garden) - Fell - TPO/421/2025

  Granted Trees 8 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