Stonecroft Tanfield Stanley DH9 9QL

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 October 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.

• Application: 1/1985/0765/50157 (Decided)
• Application: 1/2008/0016/63664 (Decided)

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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Tanfield Grange Farm Tanfield Stanley DH9 9QL

  DM/26/00270/PN56 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Prior Notification under Part 3 Class Q for partial conversion of barn to dwellinghouse including fenestration alterations

  Refused Prior approval Windows or glazing 24 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Old Rectory Close Tanfield Stanley DH9 9PZ

  DM/24/02417/TPO Submitted 2 Sep 2024 400 yards away

  T1. Ash - fell leaving the stump at 0.5m in height - TPO-DER-167

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Garden Farm Cottage Tanfield Stanley DH9 9PX

  DM/21/00975/TCA Submitted 19 Mar 2021 450 yards away

  Felling of one Eucalyptus tree, crown lift by 3m, remove small diameter branches only, crown clean to remove major deadwood and defective branches of one Sycamore tree, crown clean and remove deadwood and defective branches from one Sycamore tree, remove smallest diameter branches to achieve grass maintenance and remove dead wood and snapped/hanging branches from one Birch tree. (Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Garden Farm Cottage Tanfield Stanley DH9 9PX

  DM/26/01091/FPA Submitted 29 Apr 2026 0.3 miles away

  Ground floor extension to incorporate porch / boot room

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Old Rectory Close Tanfield Stanley DH9 9PZ

  DM/26/00076/TPO Submitted 12 Jan 2026 0.3 miles away

  T31, sever Ivy from mature sycamore tree, pruning of small diameter branches back to the main stem. (All major scaffold limbs are to be retained), Trees 1-5 pruning back of new epicormic growth to the main stems, removal of deadwood from two lime trees, remove small diameter branches hanging low across the carriageway and reduce lateral growth from the main stem from the Horse Chestnut over the road - TPO-DER-167 and DER-166

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• The Old Grammar School Tanfield Hall Tanfield Stanley County Durham Dh9 9px

  1/2003/0422/16662 Submitted 24 Apr 2003 0.3 miles away

  Felling of one and pruning of two sycamore trees (section 211)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 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