Land To Rear Of 31A To 33 Lobley Hill Road Meadowfield DH7 8RQ

1. 6 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 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.

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• Elderhurst 26 Lobley Hill Road Meadowfield Durham DH7 8RQ

  DM/23/00594/PNS Submitted 1 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Prior notification for the installation of solar PV panels on rear roofslope

  Granted Prior approval 8 docs

• Elderhurst 26 Lobley Hill Road Meadowfield Durham DH7 8RQ

  DM/22/00186/FPA Submitted 21 Jan 2022 50 yards away

  To change the property from a residential dwelling into a Children's Home for up to two children and young people aged between 8 to 17 years old

  Granted Full applications 44 docs
  Domestic

• Harrison And Harrison St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8YH

  DM/26/00223/FPA Submitted 28 Jan 2026 150 yards away

  Siting of 4 No. shipping containers (2 No. existing containers to be replaced) on extended hardsurfaced/tarmac area

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Land North Of 1 St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield DH7 8TZ

  DM/22/02676/FPA Submitted 12 Sep 2022 200 yards away

  Development of two industrial blocks with flexible use Class E and B8 with associated car parking.

  Granted Full applications 52 docs

• Land To Rear Of John Street North Meadowfield DH7 8RS

  DRC/21/00200 Submitted 9 Jun 2021 250 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (foul and surface water discharge) pursuant to DM/21/00144/FPA

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• Woodlands Day Nursery 2 Artemis Court St Johns Road Meadowfield Industrial Estate Meadowfield Durham DH7 8XQ

  DM/26/00086/DRC Submitted 13 Jan 2026 250 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 9 (Contaminated Land Phase 1-3) pursuant to Planning Permission DM/25/00242/FPA

  Granted Conditions 3 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