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Weardale Museum And High House Chapel Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HD

Granted County Durham DM/20/02199/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Restoration and re-modelling of Museum and Chapel to form a Heritage Centre. Single storey Visitor Centre building. Creation of car park to south. (Amended car park plans 22.03.2021).

As published by the council, reference DM/20/02199/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/20/02199/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Aug 2020
Validated
10 Nov 2020
Decided
11 May 2021
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 1HD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2020

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

NEW BOLD DESIGN Agent, a design practice registered in Bishop Aukland

Dissolved · incorporated 1999 · Bishop Aukland

10 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

55 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 11 May 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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