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Planning applications in DL15

We hold 662 planning applications for the DL15 postcode area, 57 of them submitted in the past year. 93% of decided applications here were approved. A decision typically takes 56 days. The area is covered by Durham.

662
applications held
57
in the past year
93%
approved
56 days
median decision

Councils covering DL15

Durham (662)

Recent applications in DL15

Pending
15 Sept 2026DM/26/02413/FPA
1 North Bitchburn Terrace North Bitchburn Crook DL15 8ALDurham

Single storey rear extension.

Pending
Small
Full
1 Sept 2026DM/26/02291/FPA
2 Whitwell Terrace Crook DL15 9NQDurham

Installation of a wall-mounted electric vehicle charging point to the front elevation of the property

Pending
26 Aug 2026DM/26/02226/AD
Advertising Right 10 Albion Place Willington DL15 0EHDurham

Replacement of existing advertisement display with D48 digital advertisement display.

Pending
26 Aug 2026DM/26/02228/VOC
Stockley View Stockley Lane Oakenshaw Crook DL15 0TLDurham

Variation of Conditions 2 and 13 pursuant to planning permission DM/22/01695/FPA in order to alter balcony design. Condition Number(s): 2 - approved plans. 13 - details for the proposed master bedroom balcony Conditions(s) Removal: Condition 2 - to amend the plans to show the balcony along the length of the southern elevation. Condition 13 - to remove the need to provide details for the master bedroom balcony which will be superseded by the proposed new balcony. Proposed Plans R101 Rev_ dated 09.06.22 as amended by: Existing and Proposed Elevations 0003P01 dated 07/08/26 Existing and Proposed balcony plans 0002P01 dated 07/08/26.

Pending
25 Aug 2026DM/26/02213/FPA
21 Morson Avenue Crook DL15 8JTDurham

Install EV charger to rear

Pending
21 Aug 2026DM/26/02192/FPA
5 Derwent Avenue Crook DL15 8PDDurham

Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property for shower room /wc and ground floor bedroom

Pending
20 Aug 2026DM/26/02181/FPA
Land North Of 2 Armstrong Drive Willington DL15 0GBDurham

Change of use of public open space to private garden land.

Pending
11 Aug 2026DM/26/02106/PNA
Standalone Farm Esh Winning Crook DL15 9AUDurham

Prior approval for the construction of an agricultural storage shed

Pending
7 Aug 2026DM/26/02064/FPA
Old White Lea Farm White Lea Road Roddymoor Crook DL15 9QLDurham

Part retrospective planning application for the demolition of buildings and the construction of an extension to provide ancillary living accommodation and associated works.

Permitted
4 Aug 2026DM/26/02026/FPA
28 Railway Terrace Willington Crook DL15 0EJDurham

Single storey sun room extension.

Pending
22 Jul 2026DM/26/01844/FPA
29 Wear View Hunwick DL15 0LEDurham

Change of use of single room from retail to residential use to form entirely residential property

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
22 Jul 2026DM/26/01883/FPA
Aldo House West End Hunwick Crook DL15 0LHDurham

Two storey front, side and rear extensions and single storey rear extension to existing dwelling

Pending
16 Jul 2026DM/26/01707/FPA
Old Coach Works Fir Tree Grange Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8EQDurham

Proposed alterations to the dwelling including a single-storey rear extension, internal alterations, and the extension of the existing garage to form stables with solar panels, together with various landscaping works.

Pending
16 Jul 2026DM/26/01708/LB
Old Coach Works Fir Tree Grange Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8EQDurham

Proposed alterations to the dwelling including a single-storey rear extension, internal alterations, and the extension of the existing garage to form stables with solar panels, together with various landscaping works.

Pending
15 Jul 2026DM/26/01828/HRN
Hedgerow Woodsmiths Cottage Rough Lea Colliery Hunwick Crook DL15 0RHDurham

Removal of combined 12 metres of hedgerow

Pending
Small
Non Material Amendment
18 Jun 2026DM/26/01574/NMA
Land To The North Of 33 High West Road Crook DL15 9NRDurham

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/19/02852/FPA in order to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to update single garages; amend the road design to the front of Plots 197 - 203 and 207 - 211; and amend the site entrance including details of route and levels along Footpath 48 and inclusion of knee high fencing along Footpath 48.

Pending
17 Jun 2026DM/26/01566/TPO
3 The Old School Billy Row Crook DL15 9SZDurham

Crown raising, thin canopy by 20%, remove all epicormic growth, remove all crossed and rubbing branches and all diseased and broken branches cut back overhanging and projecting branches to three Lime trees TPO-CWUDC-3-1974

Pending
17 Jun 2026DM/26/01568/LB
St Thomas Church North Lane Willington Crook DL15 9QSDurham

Listed Building Consent for internal works to facilitate the change of use of the church to 2 No. dwellings with external works to provide access, parking, 2 No. sheds, 2 No. car ports, 2 No. air source heat pumps and fencing

Pending
12 Jun 2026DM/26/01494/FPA
24 Well Bank Billy Row Crook DL15 9SPDurham

Single storey side extension, rendering and cladding to existing building and installation of solar panels to front roof slope

Pending
Small
Trees in a Conservation Area
9 Jun 2026DM/26/01471/TCA
Cemetery St Pauls Church Church Lane Hunwick DL15 0JXDurham

Cherry tree - removal of northern limb and the rest of the canopy reduced and reshaped to improve its form and future growth by 20% - Section 211 notice.

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
4 Jun 2026DM/26/01430/FPA
2 Caldwell Drive Crook DL15 9WBDurham

Replacement of driveway and lawn, addition of steps and handrail (Retrospective)

Pending
Small
Details Reserved by Condition
22 May 2026DM/26/01286/DRC
Sewage Treatment Works Cobeys Carr Lane Todhills DL15 0DJDurham

Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 pursuant to DM/25/03212/FPA

Refused
Small
Prior Notification Demolition
22 May 2026DM/26/01300/PND
Spectrum Leisure Complex Hunwick Lane Willington Crook DL15 0JADurham

Prior Notification for the demolition of Spectrum Leisure Centre

Pending
Small
Details Reserved by Condition
15 May 2026DM/26/01248/DRC
Applegarth New Road Crook DL15 8NBDurham

Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 of appeal decision 6002307 relating to landscaping and tree protection measures.

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
11 May 2026DM/26/01180/FPA
5 Trinity Gardens Willington Crook DL15 0UUDurham

Replace garage door within front elevation with glazed patio doors

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
1 May 2026DM/26/01117/FPA
29 Armstrong Drive Willington Crook DL15 0GBDurham

Proposed Fencing

Pending
Small
Details Reserved by Condition
29 Apr 2026DM/26/01089/DRC
Land To The North Of 33 High West Road Crook DL15 9NRDurham

Discharge of Conditions 9 (Coal Mining Verification) and 37 (Footpath 49 Surface Treatment) pursuant to consent DM/19/02852/FPA.

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
28 Apr 2026DM/26/01075/FPA
42 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQDurham

Convert garage to dining room

Pending
Small
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
7 Apr 2026DM/26/00879/CEU
Weather Hill House Brancepeth Crook DL15 9ASDurham

Certificate of Lawful Existing Use to confirm that the property's established use as a Residential Dwelling and associated outbuildings (C3) and has continued lawfully to the present day.

Permitted
Small
Full Planning Application
7 Apr 2026DM/26/00893/FPA
13 Dunelm Avenue Willington Crook DL15 0AWDurham

Single detached garage

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
7 Apr 2026DM/26/00890/FPA
3 Brookside Avenue Crook DL15 8LBDurham

2 storey side extension and front canopy

Pending
Small
Householder Prior Notification
20 Mar 2026DM/26/00722/HPN
27 Maple Crescent Crook DL15 9LEDurham

Prior notification application for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres, an eaves height of 2.7 metres and a total height of 3.7 metres.

Permitted
Small
Tree Preservation Order
11 Mar 2026DM/26/00616/TPO
Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HWDurham

Removal of 4 lowest limbs of Sycamore (T2) protected by TPO WVDC-2-1989

Permitted
Small
Full Planning Application
10 Mar 2026DM/26/00603/FPA
39 St Marys Avenue Crook DL15 9HYDurham

Double storey extension to rear of property

Permitted
Small
Full Planning Application
9 Mar 2026DM/26/00590/FPA
11 Kipling Way Crook DL15 9AJDurham

Rear single storey extension

Permitted
Small
Full Planning Application
9 Mar 2026DM/26/00586/FPA
18 Bainbridge Avenue Willington Crook DL15 0AZDurham

Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a rear extension, removal and rebuilding of the brick boundary wall, and replacement of the kitchen window with patio doors. (partly retrospective)

Pending
Small
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
6 Mar 2026DM/26/00573/CEU
Harperley POW Camp Durham Road Fir Tree Crook DL15 8DXDurham

Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of land and buildings for storage and haulage purposes (Use Class B8) with operational development comprising the erection of 1 No. steel framed building for ancillary repairs

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
2 Mar 2026DM/26/00493/FPA
Granary Cottage 5 Stockley House Farm Oakenshaw Crook DL15 0TJDurham

Construction of a sunroom, relocation of external steps, enlargement of two windows, internal ground floor alterations, installation of a rooflight, and conversion of the garage into a bedroom and en-suite annex.

Pending
Small
Tree Preservation Order
19 Feb 2026DM/26/00407/TPO
3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BADurham

2 Large Ash Trees - reduce all round by around 2-3m and trim Ivy back to reduce windsail and remove deadwood. - TPO-CWUDC-1-1973

Permitted
Small
Non Material Amendment
19 Feb 2026DM/26/00404/NMA
Land To The North Of High West Road Crook DL15 9NRDurham

Non-material amemdment pursuant to consent DM/19/02852/FPA in respect of removal of artstone features above doors on Plots 32 -50 and 79 - 157; and revision of the amount of render on elevations of Plots 32, 41, 86, 120, 127, 132, 138, 146 and 153.

Permitted
Small
Prior Notification Agriculture
12 Feb 2026DM/26/00341/PNA
Burn Farm Willington Crook DL15 0HZDurham

Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of an agricultural building for storing hay and straw.

Refused
Small
Tree Preservation Order
12 Feb 2026DM/26/00352/TPO
3 The Old School Billy Row Green Billy Row Crook DL15 9SZDurham

Re-pollarding of three Lime trees - TPO-CWUDC-3-1974

Permitted
Small
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Use
10 Feb 2026DM/26/00317/CEU
Land To The North Of Oakenshaw Farmhouse Stockley Lane Oakenshaw DL15 0TGDurham

Certificate of lawfulness application for an existing operation or activity to secure confirmation that planning permission DM/15/02058/FPA has been lawfully implemented with all pre-commencement conditions being discharged and the preparation of foundations commencing on site prior to the expiry date of the application and therefore remains extant

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
26 Jan 2026DM/26/00190/FPA
2 Woodifield Hill Crook DL15 9NUDurham

Infill porch to front of property

Refused
Small
Tree Preservation Order
20 Jan 2026DM/26/00144/TPO
1 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BADurham

T1 - 1 x Large Ash tree, reduce all round by around 2-3m, trim Ivy back and deadwood removal. T2 - 1 x Large Oak tree - lightly reduced laterally over roof by around 2-3m. - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
15 Jan 2026DM/26/00112/FPA
The Foresters 6 - 7 Railway Terrace Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9RYDurham

Partial change of use of guesthouse to reinstatement no.6 Railway Terrace as a separate dwelling, including internal alterations

Permitted
Small
Tree Preservation Order
6 Jan 2026DM/26/00028/TPO
2 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BADurham

Removal of dead branches from one Ash tree - TPO CWUDC-1-1973

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
22 Dec 2025DM/25/03576/FPA
Land To The South West Of West Lodge, 18A Peases West Billy Row DL15 9SYDurham

Proposed detached house and garage

Permitted
Small
Prior Notification Agriculture
22 Dec 2025DM/25/03568/PNA
Low Stanley Farm Wolsingham Road Stanley Crook Crook DL15 9QUDurham

Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a general purpose agricultural building

Pending
Small
Full Planning Application
17 Dec 2025DM/25/03507/FPA
Land North Of 20 South View Hunwick DL15 0JWDurham

Conversion of barn to create 1no dwelling including alterations to fenestration, erection of porch, boundary treatments and vehicular hardstanding