42 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Pending
DM/26/01075/FPA
Description
Convert garage to dining room
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
15 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Ash (T29) - crown thin by 20% and crown reduce/reshape by 3-4m
2024
Approved
48 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN
Two storey rear extension
2023
Refused
15 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Removal of ash tree (T29 CWUDC-1-1973).
2021
Approved
40 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN
Single storey rear extension
2020
Approved
49 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Single storey rear extension
2019
Approved
30 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
First floor side extension
2019
Approved
27 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Single storey rear extension
2018
Approved
46 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Change of use from open space to residential curtilage and 1800mm high timber fence (retr…
2017
Approved
21 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Removal of Ash Tree covered by TPO
2017
Approved
31 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Single storey and two storey extensions to rear and block paved driveway to front
2017
Approved
46 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN
Thin crown and 1 metre trimmed from branches from tree covered by TPO
2017
Approved
44 Chaucer Drive Crook County Durham DL15 9FN
Removal of dead and damaged wood and pruning of no more than 1 metre.
2016
Refused
23 Dickens Way Crook DL15 9FQ
Remove limbs of Tree covered by TPO
2016
Approved
44 Chaucer Drive Crook DL15 9FN
Garage conversion
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#134 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Durham ranks #185 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Durham decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 292
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #185 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #212 of 292
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
44 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
190 decided
1,693
Total decisions
107 refused in 2025