7 Reading Street Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9LH

1. 29 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 3 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 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.

• Floor 1 19 High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HN

  DM/21/00079/FPA Submitted 11 Jan 2021 149m away

  Change of use of first floor from retail office/storage to 1 No. residential apartment with associated alterations to the window/door openings, creation of roof terrace with sun room, pergola, decking and boundary wall and erection of external fire escape

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 High Street West Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HN

  DM/25/03338/VOC Submitted 28 Nov 2025 163m away

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/22/02832/FPA in order for the retention of 2.3m boundary wall and 2 upvc doors to the rear

  Granted Amendments 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 The Oaks Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9JT

  7/2004/0059/DM Submitted 29 Jan 2004 195m away

  ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR OF PROPERTY

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 12 Sycamore Road Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9ER

  DM/25/02365/HPN Submitted 26 Aug 2025 268m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~21 Nov

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m

  Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 25 Glebe Villas Cornforth Ferryhill DL17 9HT

  DM/25/02859/FPA Submitted 10 Oct 2025 268m away

  Replacement and extension of existing bay window, erection of 1.3m close-boarded timber boundary fencing to the front (part-retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs

• Land To The Rear Of Holy Trinity Church The Green Cornforth

  DM/22/03498/TCA Submitted 25 Nov 2022 296m away

  Prune two Sycamore trees to the west of 17 & 18 Glebe Villas

  Split decision Trees 4 docs