North Durham Academy High Street Stanley DH9 0TW

1. 16 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 18 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 21 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

• Application: 1/1983/1190/49904 (Decided)
• Application: 1/2013/0108/86155 (Decided)
• Application: 8/928/1/189 (Decided)
• Application: 8/928/1/189(2) (Decided)
• Application: 8/CMA/1/75/DRC (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 21 August 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.

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.

• Site Of Former Bus Depot Chester Road East Stanley DH9 0TH

  DM/25/03565/NMA Submitted 22 Dec 2025 150 yards away

  Non material ammendment to approved plans of DM/24/02030/VOC to remove the substation south of the main building, and to remove 4 further trees which would be replaced with 4no. Rowan (sorbus aucuparia) trees.

  Granted Amendments Trees 10 docs

• Site Of Former Bus Depot Chester Road East Stanley DH9 0TH

  DM/25/03000/NMA Submitted 24 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Non-material amendment to conditon 2 (approved plans) of DM/24/02030/VOC (retail store) to relocate a disabled parking bay, to add wing motifs and to ensure consistency between site plan and tree information in relation to details of trees for removal.

  Granted Amendments Trees 10 docs

• Site Of Former Bus Depot Chester Road East Stanley DH9 0TH

  DM/25/02781/DRC Submitted 6 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3,14 and 17 of DM/24/02030/VOC (new retail store) relating to Construction Management Plan, Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan and Engineering details of access, pedestrian refuge and highway road marking improvements.

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Bon Voyage Taxis Ltd Chester Road East Stanley Stanley DH9 0TJ

  DM/25/02203/FPA Submitted 8 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Change of use from car dealership to 24-hour private hire taxi office (no taxi rank) (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• Sunniside Motor Co Chester Road East Stanley Stanley DH9 0TJ

  DM/24/01055/VOC Submitted 19 Apr 2024 150 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 of DM/22/03375/FPA to accommodate amended building footprint and position of totem signage and cycle racks.

  Granted Amendments 10 docs

• Unit 1 Dundee House High Street Stanley DH9 0DQ

  DM/22/00306/FPA Submitted 3 Feb 2022 200 yards away

  Change of use from hairdressers (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) (Amended Address)

  Refused Full applications 25 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