Beau Visage 152 Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4JB

1. 16 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 15 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending Consideration.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 11 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.

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• Land North Of Dog And Gun PH Front Street Great Lumley

  DM/25/00268/FPA Submitted 31 Jan 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of 1no. 4bed detached dwelling with integral garage and outbuilding (amended plans)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 36 docs
  Small domestic

• 10 Fernleigh Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4JF

  DM/26/00646/FPA Submitted 13 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Single-storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 38 Medway Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4HT

  DM/21/00100/FPA Submitted 13 Jan 2021 200 yards away

  Detached garage

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 61 Riding Hill Great Lumley Chester-le-street DH3 4HP

  DM/22/01901/FPA Submitted 30 Jun 2022 250 yards away

  Demolish existing outhouse and garage and construct new single storey double garage. Widen driveway and construct new boundary wall and railings/gates to front and sides of front garden. (amended 30/11/22)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Front Street Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4JE

  DM/26/01993/FPA Submitted 31 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

  Siting an InPost Parcel Locker (retrospective).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs

• Lumley Medway Infants School, Lumley, Chester-Le-Street

  8/928/2/90(2) Submitted 30 Jan 2004 300 yards away

  Regulation 3 application for new build nursery

  Granted Other New dwelling

• 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