23 County Durham planning applications listed last week

Among the highlights this week are plans for an extended canopy roof, bus shelters at Dalton Park, various tree works at residential and institutional sites, and updates to previous permissions involving housing developments and educational premises.

Below is a summary of planning applications submitted to Durham County Council:

• 5 Loweswater Grove, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland DL14 9NA. Proposal to extend the existing canopy roof over the bay window at the front of the property. Ref. No: DM/26/01483/FPA
• St Johns College, 1 – 7 South Bailey, Durham DH1 3RJ. Various tree works are proposed within the college grounds. Ref. No: DM/26/01475/TCA
• Dalton Park, Murton, Seaham SR7 9HU. Application seeks to discharge Condition 3 relating to bus shelters pursuant to a previous planning consent. Ref. No: DM/26/01467/DRC
• Cemetery, St Pauls Church, Church Lane, Hunwick DL15 0JX. Section 211 notice for removal of the northern limb of a cherry tree and a 20% reduction and reshape of the canopy. Ref. No: DM/26/01471/TCA
• Fairview House, Barningham, Richmond DL11 7DW. Section 211 notice to reduce ash tree T1 to ground level. Ref. No: DM/26/01459/TCA
• Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane, Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN. Discharge of conditions on biodiversity, habitat management, bird/bat boxes, and hedgehog gaps linked to an earlier consent. Ref. No: DM/26/01466/DRC
• Dalton Park, Murton, Seaham SR7 9HU. Non-material amendment to revise internal access road alignment and provide details of a replacement bus shelter near the current kerb line. Ref. No: DM/26/01463/NMA
• Lydford, 24 Crossgate Peth, Durham DH1 4PZ. Tree works include a 40% crown reduction of a cherry tree (T1). Ref. No: DM/26/01455/TCA
• Land To The South Of Cockhouse Lane, Ushaw Moor DH7 7PN. Non-material amendment to earlier permission: updates location of various dwellings and removes bay window on Plot 27’s eastern gable. Ref. No: DM/26/01436/NMA
• The Old Yeast House, The Bank, Barnard Castle DL12 8PQ. T1 copper beech to be reduced in overall size by 2-3 metres. Ref. No: DM/26/01444/TCA
• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School, Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN. Discharge of Condition 3 regarding materials under two previous consents. Ref. No: DM/26/01437/DRC
• 23 Heath Road, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor DL16 7DT. Retention of a detached gazebo within the rear garden of the property. Ref. No: DM/26/01441/FPA
• Beagle House, Satley, Bishop Auckland DL13 4HU. Proposal to fell two alder trees under a Section 211 notice. Ref. No: DM/26/01429/TCA
• 133 Harvey Avenue, Framwellgate Moor, Durham DH1 5ZB. Plans for a single-storey side extension, loft conversion with dormer windows, plus new brick boundary walls and driveway gates. Ref. No: DM/26/01432/FPA
• 91 Park Road North, Chester-le-Street DH3 3SB. Application for a single-storey side extension to the existing dwelling. Ref. No: DM/26/01413/FPA
• Site Of Former Easington Maintenance Depot To The Rear Of 31 To 37 Peter Lee Cottages, Wheatley Hill DH6 3RH. Non-material amendment to swap and hand selected plots, and change house types on some plots. Ref. No: DM/26/01405/NMA
• 8 Balmoral Grove, Bishop Auckland DL14 6LR. Replacement rear extension proposed as a single-storey addition to the home. Ref. No: DM/26/01383/FPA
• 2 Briarside, Blackhill, Consett DH8 0AS. Proposal for a first-floor extension above the current garage. Ref. No: DM/26/01342/FPA
• 1 Escomb Villas, Escomb Lane, Bishop Auckland DL14 7SP. Plans for a 6m x 6m garage with a 4 hip roof located at the front of the property on the existing driveway. Ref. No: DM/26/01315/FPA
• 25 Humberhill Drive, Lanchester, Durham DH7 0HH. External cladding changes, alterations to windows and doors, and raised rear platform proposed. Ref. No: DM/26/01174/FPA

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• Ground Floor West Wing, Spectrum 5, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham SR7 7TT. Construction of new extract chimneys, external plant area, gantry framework, and relocation of refuse storage at the research and development building. Ref. No: DM/26/01108/FPA
• The United Reform Church, Low Chare, Chester-le-Street DH3 3QF. Removal of render and repointing to expose and repair original stonework using lime mortar on several elevations. Ref. No: DM/26/01026/LB
• The United Reform Church, Low Chare, Chester-le-Street DH3 3QF. Removal of render and repointing works for stonework using lime mortar, as listed in the accompanying application. Ref. No: DM/26/01025/FPA