St Thomas Church North Lane Willington Crook DL15 9QS

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• DM/26/01568/LB Awaiting decision

  St Thomas Church North Lane Willington Crook DL15 9QS

  Listed Building Consent for internal works to facilitate the change of use of the church to 2 No. dwellings with external works to provide access, parking, 2 No. sheds, 2 No. car ports, 2 No. air source heat pumps and fencing

  Submitted 17 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 17 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

• Application: DM/26/01568/LB (Pending Consideration)

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.

• St Thomas Church North Lane Willington Crook DL15 9QS

  DM/26/01568/LB Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

  Listed Building Consent for internal works to facilitate the change of use of the church to 2 No. dwellings with external works to provide access, parking, 2 No. sheds, 2 No. car ports, 2 No. air source heat pumps and fencing

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 28 docs
  Several homes

• 10 And 11 Alma Terrace Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9QP

  DM/21/03970/FPA Submitted 22 Nov 2021 0.3 miles away

  Erection of single storey extensions to front and rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Well Bank Billy Row Crook DL15 9SP

  DM/26/01494/FPA Submitted 11 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

  Single storey side extension, rendering and cladding to existing building and installation of solar panels to front roof slope

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Low Stanley Farm Wolsingham Road Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9QU

  DM/25/03568/PNA Submitted 22 Dec 2025 0.3 miles away

  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 the construction of a general purpose agricultural building

  Decided Prior approval 6 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