The Bay Horse 44 Southside Middridge Newton Aycliffe DL5 7JD

1. 20 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that County Durham is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 19 Northside Middridge Newton Aycliffe DL5 7JF

  DM/21/00852/FPA Submitted 12 Mar 2021 137m away

  Re-tile the entire roof

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Middridge Allotments Middridge Lane Shildon

  DM/23/03684/FPA Submitted 7 Dec 2023 148m away

  Development of unused land (former allotments) into 20 no. 6 x 25m allotment plots with new 27 x 23.5m car park and 3m wide access track. Allotments to have external 3m wide maintenance strip buffer (2m wide on southern parts) with new 1.8m high paladin boundary fencing (green coated weldmesh) installed. Car park to include; 20 no. 2.5 x 5m standard parking bays, 2 no. 2.5 x 5m accessible parking bays with 1.2m safety zone. Surfacing to be road planings over type 1 hardcore sub base. Access route to be widened to allow for 3.5m wide vehicular access by moving fence line of west side of track. Visibility of site access to be improved by cutting back hedges for 30m either side of site entrance. Installation of 2 upstand water pipes located next to new allotments.

  Granted Full applications 17 docs
  Small domestic

• Village Green Northside Middridge

  DM/26/01205/TCA Submitted 12 May 2026 161m away

  T37 - Sycamore - Crown Lift to 4m T38 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m T44 - Alder - Crown lift to 3m T51 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 4m T59 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 2.5m T61 - Cherry - Crown lift to 3m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 31 Southside Middridge Newton Aycliffe DL5 7JE

  DM/23/00030/FPA Submitted 6 Jan 2023 187m away

  Single storey extension to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Middridge Village Hall Walkers Lane Middridge DL5 7JN

  DM/26/01490/TCA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 232m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug

  1 - Willow - Remove x2 broken limbs from the crown 2 - Cherry - Remove x3 dead limbs 3 - x2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 3m and clear the building by 2m

  Decided Trees

• 16 Northside Close Middridge Newton Aycliffe DL5 7JS

  DM/26/00503/FPA Submitted 2 Mar 2026 246m away

  Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a sunroom to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 9 docs