Helme Park View Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LL

1. 26 May 2021

   Received by County Durham

2. 27 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 23 July 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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• Thornley Pit House Farm Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LL

  DM/21/00571/FPA Submitted 22 Feb 2021 150 yards away

  Single storey extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Thornley Pit House Farm Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LL

  DM/21/01708/PNC Submitted 11 May 2021 150 yards away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Waste Transfer Station under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R

  Refused Prior approval 4 docs

• Thornley Pit House Farm Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LL

  DM/21/02970/PA Submitted 19 Aug 2021 150 yards away

  General Purpose agricultural building (Following DM/21/02005/PNA)

  Granted Prior approval 1 doc

• Thornley Pit House Farm Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LL

  DM/21/02005/PNA Submitted 3 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  General Purpose agricultural building

  Decided Prior approval 1 doc

• Masonic Hall 22 Bridge Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4LE

  DM/26/02221/FPA Submitted 25 Aug 2026 0.3 miles away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Retrospective application to retain InPost Parcel Locker to front of building

  Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications