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Planning applications in DL13

We hold 1,877 planning applications for the DL13 postcode area, 128 of them submitted in the past year. 94% of decided applications here were approved. A decision typically takes 56 days. The area is covered by Durham.

1,877
applications held
128
in the past year
94%
approved
56 days
median decision

Councils covering DL13

Durham (1,877)

Recent applications in DL13

Pending
24 Sept 2026DM/26/02436/DRC · Received: Mon 14 Sep 2026 · Validated: Thu 24 Sep 2026
Land To The South Of Tow Law Auto Care Tow Law Industrial Estate Dans Castle Tow Law DL13 4BBDurham

Discharge of Condition 5 (Contamination Scheme) pursuant to approval ref DM/25/00678/FPA

Pending
21 Sept 2026DM/26/02532/TCA · Received: Fri 18 Sep 2026 · Validated: Mon 21 Sep 2026
3 Mill Isle Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AXDurham

Fell 5 conifers

Pending
18 Sept 2026DM/26/02484/DRC · Received: Thu 17 Sep 2026 · Validated: Fri 18 Sep 2026
Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AWDurham

Discharge of Condition 11 (Badger pre-commencement survey) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

Pending
18 Sept 2026DM/26/02484/DRC · Received: Thu 17 Sep 2026 · Validated: Fri 18 Sep 2026
Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AWDurham

Discharge of Condition 11 (Badger pre-commencement survey) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

Pending
17 Sept 2026DM/26/02484/DRC
Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AWDurham

Discharge of Condition 11 (Badger pre-commencement survey) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02454/FPA · Received: Tue 15 Sep 2026 · Validated: Tue 15 Sep 2026
Lunch Hut North Of Hill Crest East Lane StanhopeDurham

Erection of lunch hut

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02435/FPA
17 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EBDurham

Convert first garage into garden room, Convert second garage into workshop and store including new door and window openings including new boundary wall

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02435/FPA · Received: Fri 11 Sep 2026 · Validated: Tue 15 Sep 2026
17 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EBDurham

Convert first garage into garden room, Convert second garage into workshop and store including new door and window openings including new boundary wall

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02435/FPA · Received: Fri 11 Sep 2026 · Validated: Tue 15 Sep 2026
17 East End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EBDurham

Convert first garage into garden room, Convert second garage into workshop and store including new door and window openings including new boundary wall

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02454/FPA · Received: Tue 15 Sep 2026 · Validated: Tue 15 Sep 2026
Lunch Hut North Of Hill Crest East Lane StanhopeDurham

Erection of lunch hut

Pending
10 Sept 2026DM/26/02411/PNA · Received: Thu 10 Sep 2026 · Validated: Thu 10 Sep 2026
Rogerley Sawmill Rogerley Quarry Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QEDurham

General purpose storage building for agricultural and forestry equipment.

Pending
10 Sept 2026DM/26/02411/PNA · Received: Thu 10 Sep 2026 · Validated: Thu 10 Sep 2026
Rogerley Sawmill Rogerley Quarry Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QEDurham

General purpose storage building for agricultural and forestry equipment.

Pending
10 Sept 2026DM/26/02411/PNA
Rogerley Sawmill Rogerley Quarry Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QEDurham

General purpose storage building for agricultural and forestry equipment.

Pending
9 Sept 2026DM/26/02402/TCA
Thornley Hall Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PEDurham

Felling of T1 - Lime tree - Section 211 notice

Pending
27 Aug 2026DM/26/02248/FPA
Valley View Farm Sidehead Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1RQDurham

Conversion and extension of existing byre (ruin) with associated works to create a new dwelling.

Pending
27 Aug 2026DM/26/02249/FPA
Charity Farm Browney Bank Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HUDurham

Conversion and associated alterations of an existing agricultural building to form three dwellings, including change of use from agricultural storage to residential use, together with associated access, parking, private amenity space and secure cycle parking.

Pending
26 Aug 2026DM/26/02245/PN56
Land North East Of Crake Scar Farm Crane Row Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3QRDurham

Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the conversion of an agricultural building to form 1no. dwelling house (Class C3), fenestration alterations and associated works

Pending
25 Aug 2026DM/26/02218/PA56
Engineering Works Front Street Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HBDurham

Erection of a general purpose agricultural building. Juniper green plastisol roof sheets, Juniper green ventair vertical sheets and self coloured concrete panel lower walls

Pending
14 Aug 2026DM/26/02136/PNA
West Carr Farm Inkerman Road Inkerman Bishop Auckland DL13 4QGDurham

Prior notification for erection of steel portal frame building of typical agricultural design

Pending
13 Aug 2026DM/26/02127/TCA
7 Waterside Court Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2LUDurham

Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - Section 211 notice

Pending
12 Aug 2026DM/26/02115/PNA
Land To The South Of Stonedrass Cottage Wearhead DL13 1DWDurham

Prior approval for a general purpose agricultural building under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO

Pending
10 Aug 2026DM/26/02096/NMA
Land South West Of 43 West End (Formerly 41 West End) Wolsingham DL13 3DJDurham

Non material amendment to planning approval DM/24/03020/FPA to include additional windows on eastern and western elevations, remove rooflights, increase overall height of main dwelling by 250mm and offshoot to north by 700mm

Pending
6 Aug 2026DM/26/02068/FPA
17 Coronation Avenue Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YBDurham

Single storey rear extension

Pending
4 Aug 2026DM/26/02016/DRC
Newtown House Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PGDurham

Discharge of Condition 6 (Broadband Connection) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/03550/FPA

Undecided
4 Aug 2026DM/26/02038/TCA
5 Melbourne Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EQDurham

Willow (T1) - remove main stem over road and re-pollard. Silver Birch (T2, T3, T4) - height reduction by approx 4m. Cherry (T5) - prune back from road, reduce and shape by 2m. Ash (T6) - reduce by approx 3m. Beech (T7) - reduce and shape by approx 1m. Rowan (T8) - reduce by approx 3m and shape. - Section 211 notice

Permitted
30 Jul 2026DM/26/01972/DRC
Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AWDurham

Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

Pending
30 Jul 2026DM/26/01970/LB
St Michael And All Angels Church Church Lane FrosterleyDurham

Retrospective application for the addition of 8 new conservation roof windows.

Pending
30 Jul 2026DM/26/01973/NMA
8 Silver Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EJDurham

Add conservation roof light East elevation

Pending
27 Jul 2026DM/26/02039/PNME
Land To The West Of Chapel House Chapel Terrace Rookhope DL13 2AHDurham

Prior Notification under Class K of Part 17 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 for exploratory trenching at the Rookhope dump site

Pending
17 Jul 2026TPO/439/2026
Wearhead House 4 Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1BDDurham

Front Street Wearhead Tree Preservation Order 2026

Pending
6 Jul 2026DM/26/01712/FPA
7, 10, 11 And 12 Boltsburn Crescent Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2ATDurham

Window and door replacement, re-roofing inc. replacement of bargeboards and soffits and demolition of existing chimney stacks, installation of solar panels to front roof slopes, installation of heat pumps to rear and battery storage/invertor with associated canopy to side

Pending
Small
Trees in a Conservation Area
3 Jul 2026DM/26/01721/TCA
The Old Vicarage Glebe Side Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2QTDurham

1. Rowan - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 2. Conifer x3 - fell and grind out the bowl of the stumps to 100mm below current ground level and back fill the holes, 3. Purple Plum - crown reduce the height by 3m and the width by 1-2m - Section 211 notice

Pending
2 Jul 2026DM/26/01698/PN56
Carrs Farm Rushy Lea Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3BQDurham

Proposed pitched roof mounted solar PV panels to existing agricultural building

Pending
30 Jun 2026DM/26/01681/FPA
The Coach House 34 East End Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2YGDurham

Erection of detached garage

Pending
30 Jun 2026DM/26/01679/VOC
Land And Barn To The North West Of High View Wearhead DL13 1PPDurham

Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Windows and Doors) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/03884/FPA to revise window/door positions, alter windows/doors to UPVC, insert a rooflight and alter roof

Pending
Small
Tree Preservation Order
17 Jun 2026DM/26/01555/TPO
8 Kirk Rise Frosterley Bishop Auckland DL13 2SFDurham

Tree 1 - Ash - Crown lift to remove the epicormic growth from the main stem and prune back the overhang on the garden side by 2-3m to maintain clearance from property. Tree 2 - Ash - Fell - TPO - WVDC-7-1988

Pending
Small
Listed Building Consent
10 Jun 2026DM/26/01478/LB
Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HBDurham

Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a small retail unit. The proposed works are all internal limited to the ground floor with the external fenestration being unaffected.

Pending
8 Jun 2026DM/26/01450/TCA
2 Front Street Wearhead Bishop Auckland DL13 1BDDurham

Felling of four Sycamore trees - Section 211 notice.

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
5 Jun 2026DM/26/01376/FPA
Station House Station Houses Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5HHDurham

Erection of detached outbuilding to be used as private recording studio

Pending
Small
Trees in a Conservation Area
4 Jun 2026DM/26/01429/TCA
Beagle House Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4HUDurham

Felling of two Alder trees - Section 211 notice

Pending
Large
Full Planning Application
3 Jun 2026DM/26/01412/FPA
Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJDurham

Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road

Pending
1 Jun 2026DM/26/01361/NMA
Springwell Cottage Farm Satley Bishop Auckland DL13 4JPDurham

Non material amendment of DM/25/02852/VOC relating to additional window to northern elevation to bedroom 3

Pending
28 May 2026DM/26/01355/PA56
Auckland Cottage Bowlees Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JFDurham

Agricultural storage unit. Follow up to DM/26/01062/PNA.

Pending
Small
Tree Preservation Order
28 May 2026DM/26/01334/TPO
Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3APDurham

Felling of T014 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and T017 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) - TPO/404/2025

Pending
Small
Tree Preservation Order
27 May 2026DM/26/01325/TPO
7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AWDurham

T1 & T2 Cherry - Undertake pruning works back to previous pruning points. - TPO-CCD-15-2010

Pending
27 May 2026DM/26/01336/FPA
High Trough Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JEDurham

Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to form compound for farming and rural business use and an additional new building within the new site

Permitted
Small
Trees in a Conservation Area
27 May 2026DM/26/01333/TCA
Land To The West And North West Of Demense Mill Picnic Area Angate Street Wolsingham DL13 3ESDurham

T41-common alder-early mature-leaning tree with deadwood hanger over path-remove deadwood hanger over path, T43-common ash-dead standing tree adjacent to footpath-dismantle to ground level - Section 211 notice

Permitted
Small
Trees in a Conservation Area
27 May 2026DM/26/01335/TCA
St Mary And St Stephens Church Church Lane Wolsingham DL13 3AJDurham

T015 - Not identified - Mature - 22m - 136DBH - condition Fair - Minor epicormic growth at base - Pronounced buttressing - Large bifurcate union at 3.5m - Fair Crown Form and Condition - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Large deadwood Hangar at 7m in eastern canopy - Cankers around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar at 7m Eastern canopy - Remove epicormic Growth at base. T016 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Mature - 23m - 158DBH - condition Fair - Unidentified fruiting body at base of buttresses - Cavity at 1.5m on western side of trunk - Cankers around trunk - Large bifurcate union at 7m - Lower canopy consisting of epicormic Growth - Very open branching architecture - Large deadwood Hangar at 12m - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Branch stubs present around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean T022 - Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum) - Mature - 16m - 72DBH - condition Fair - Girdling root at base - Heavy southern lean - Large bifurcate union at 3m - Hollowing detected in stem between 1-2.5m - Deadwood stubs from previous limb failures present around canopy - Deadwood hangar at 9m - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean Section 211 notice

Pending
Small
Details Reserved by Condition
21 May 2026DM/26/01287/DRC
Site Of Former Weardale Steel Durham Road Wolsingham DL13 3HXDurham

Discharge of Condition 18 (Final Travel Plan), pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01421/OUT

Pending
Small
Listed Building Consent
18 May 2026DM/26/01251/LB
27 - 29 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DFDurham

Listed Building Consent for replacement first floor rear window and internal alterations