Glengarth 6 Station Road West Rainton Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6SE

1. 27 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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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• Arden House 35 Prospect View West Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6RP

  DM/26/01293/FPA Submitted 21 May 2026 200 yards away

  Change of use from class E to class F1 and F2 (use of Building as a community hub and for alternative education provision).

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Evergreen 2 - 3 Currys Buildings Leamside Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QU

  DM/26/01428/FPA Submitted 4 Jun 2026 400 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug

  Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for up to two young people ages between 7 and 17

  Awaiting decision Full applications 52 docs
  Domestic

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/25/01462/S106A Submitted 2 May 2025 400 yards away

  Deed of Variation to Section 106 Agreement: Further amendment to Schedule 3 of Section 106 agreement dated 26 August 2015 (since amended by Deed of Variation dated 8th June 2023): 1.1 Change 75 dwellings to 95 dwellings; and 1.2 Change 125 dwellings to 145 dwellings.

  Granted Conditions 13 docs
  Major scheme

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/25/00435/DRC Submitted 13 Feb 2025 400 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 12 pursuant to planning permission DM/16/02739/VOC (Travel Plan).

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/23/03683/NMA Submitted 5 Dec 2023 400 yards away

  Minor amendments to application ref: DM/16/01806/RM relating to external materials elevations and structures of house types.

  Granted Amendments 15 docs

• Land To The West Of The Station Road And A690 Junction Station Road West Rainton

  DM/25/03272/VOC Submitted 20 Nov 2025 400 yards away

  Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 (Approved Plans), updated Phasing Plan for Condition 8 (Landscaping), and Removal of Conditions 29 (Community Hub Floorspace) and 30 (Community Hub Marketing) pursuant to consent DM/16/02739/VOC (Amended Description 10/02/2026).

  Granted Amendments 15 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