11 Aykley Green Durham DH1 4LN

1. 10 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 August 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.

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• 18 St Nicholas Drive Durham DH1 4HH

  DM/26/01482/FPA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Change of Use from Residential Dwelling (Class C3) into a House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4).

  Granted 35 docs
  Domestic

• Western Lodge Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LH

  DM/22/03156/TPO Submitted 26 Oct 2022 150 yards away

  1. Yew Prune back face closest to window by 1m to clear building, trim remainder of crown to shape (by up to 0.5m 2. Willow Crown lift tree adjacent to summer house to height of 4.5m 3. Yew Crown lift/cut back from access path to 3.5m 4. Rear hedge Trim top and sides to tidy 5. Laurel Trim back mainly Laurel group to clear back from lawn and re-establish group boundary 7. Shrubs Trim back shrubs overhanging drive (approximately 8m section) 8. Lime Crown lift Lime at drive entrance to height of 3m 9. Sycamore Fell tree which is in a state of advanced decline, as close to ground level as practical 10. Beech Remove major deadwood and prune to clear the streetlight by 2m Amended Description

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Telecommunications Mast Southfield Way Durham DH1 5TR

  DM/21/02558/FPA Submitted 12 Jul 2021 200 yards away

  Removal of existing 20.0m Elara telecoms street works pole and replacement with a 20.0m Orion street works column with 3no antennas and RRUs underneath. Installation of 2no 300mm diameter dishes underneath the antennas; installation of 1no new equipment cabinet adjacent to the new pole.

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Land To The South East Of Crossways Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL

  DM/24/02847/NMA Submitted 17 Oct 2024 200 yards away

  Non material amendment to planning permission DM/22/03312/FPA to insert a flush panel door to the south facing elevation.

  Granted Amendments 5 docs

• Land To The South East Of Crossways Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL

  DM/22/03312/FPA Submitted 8 Nov 2022 200 yards away

  Erection of detached garage at land south east of Crossways, Durham. Removal of trees and other enabling works.

  Granted Full applications Trees 10 docs

• Durham View Whitesmocks Durham DH1 4LL

  DM/26/02397/FPA Submitted 9 Sep 2026 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Conversion of original integral double garage to habitable accommodation, construction of detached double garage with office and shower/wc above with associated works plus felling and removal of Holly, Lawson Cypress, Sycamore stem and mixed shrub planting

  Awaiting decision Trees 21 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