The Dun Cow Primrose Hill Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DY

1. 28 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 September 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.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 44 The Meadows Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6HG

  DM/25/02780/FPA Submitted 6 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Side extension to existing garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• Langdale Primrose Hill Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6DY

  DM/26/02324/FPA Submitted 1 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  Side extension

  Granted Extension 11 docs

• 15 Ellesmere Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EA

  DM/26/00619/CEU Submitted 11 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of the land as residential and the stationing of a caravan to provide additional accommodation to the main dwelling.

  Granted Lawful development 13 docs
  Domestic

• 21 Ellesmere Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6EA

  DM/26/01099/FPA Submitted 30 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 37 The Meadows Bournmoor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6HG

  DM/24/03011/CPO Submitted 5 Nov 2024 200 yards away

  Certificate of proposed development for single story rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs

• Land To The West Of Castlefields Bournmoor DH4 6HH

  26/01231/CAA Submitted 5 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~31 Jul

  Consultation with adjoining authority - 14 day reconsultation - Outline planning application comprising the erection of up to 200 dwellings, with drainage, access, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access - DM/26/01011/OUT.

  Awaiting decision Outline
  Major scheme

• 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