Farnham Road Garages Farnham Road Newton Hall DH1 5LA

1. 22 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 September 2025, 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.

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• DM/25/03310/TPO Granted

  48-56 Farnham Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LA

  Works to T8, T9, T10 of TPO/409/2025 to secure demolition of buildings on site.

  Decided 9 Feb 2026 Trees

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land At 40-82 Farnham Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LA

  DM/25/01556/FPA Submitted 10 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  Construction of 22no. affordable dwellings with associated parking, open space and SuDS (Amended Scheme)

  Decided 146 docs

• 48-56 Farnham Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LA

  DM/25/03310/TPO Submitted 25 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Works to T8, T9, T10 of TPO/409/2025 to secure demolition of buildings on site.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Garage Blocks North East Of 53 Farnham Road Newton Hall DH1 5LL

  DM/25/01878/PND Submitted 11 Jul 2025 150 yards away

  Demolition of 1no garage block

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 12 docs

• Garage Blocks North East Of 53 Farnham Road Newton Hall DH1 5LL

  DM/21/02277/PND Submitted 23 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  Prior notification for the demolition of 11 garages.

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 8 docs

• 125-128 Langley Road Garages Langley Road Newton Hall DH1 5LG

  DM/21/02281/PND Submitted 23 Jun 2021 200 yards away

  Proposed demolition of 4 no. garages

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 6 docs

• 63 Featherstone Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5YW

  DM/24/02821/FPA Submitted 16 Oct 2024 200 yards away

  Extension of the existing driveway and new retaining wall/fence

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

  Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

  1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

  Fell Sycamore tree to rear

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HB

  T1 Sycamore - 2 metre crown reduction. T2 Alder - Pollard due to declining crown. T3 Sycamore - Shorten long heavy branch over building by up to 4 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02941/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Greenfields Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PX

  T1 - Silver Birch - crown reduction of up to, but not exceeding, 2 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02619/TCA Decided

  Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX

  Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees