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 56 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.

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

  DM/25/03310/TPO Submitted 25 Nov 2025 66m 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/21/02277/PND Submitted 23 Jun 2021 136m 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 178m away

  Proposed demolition of 4 no. garages

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 6 docs

• 18 Featherstone Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5YW

  DM/26/01700/FPA Submitted 2 Jul 2026 204m away

  Erection of porch and front extension with installation of pitch roof, single storey rear extension and associated external alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Allotment Gardens Farnham Close Newton Hall

  DM/26/00032/FPA Submitted 7 Jan 2026 242m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Mar

  Change of use from amenity open space to allotment to provide an extension of the adjacent allotment site, with boundary fence, disabled access planter area and unbound parking area.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 29 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Hylton Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5LS

  DM/26/00703/FPA Submitted 18 Mar 2026 296m away

  Single-storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

  T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

  Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

  Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

  Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

  11 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

  Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  11 Aug 2026 Trees