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

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• DM/21/02970/PA Granted

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

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

  Decided 11 Oct 2021 Prior approval
• DM/21/01708/PNC Refused

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

  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

  Decided 10 Jun 2021 Prior approval
• DM/21/00571/FPA Granted

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

  Single storey extension

  Decided 27 Apr 2021 Full applications

1. 3 Jun 2021

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Jul 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Prior Approval is Required

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• DM/21/02970/PA Granted

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

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

  Decided 11 Oct 2021 Prior approval

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

  DM/21/02970/PA Submitted 19 Aug 2021 50 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/21/01708/PNC Submitted 11 May 2021 50 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/21/00571/FPA Submitted 22 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  Single storey extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

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

  DM/21/01955/FPA Submitted 26 May 2021 150 yards away

  Erection of garden room extension and erection of ancillary garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs

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

  DM/26/02221/FPA Submitted 25 Aug 2026 350 yards 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

• Alban House St Albans Street Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4DY

  DM/26/02212/FPA Submitted 24 Aug 2026 400 yards away

  (Retrospective) Demolition of 3 storey derelict workshop and erection of new build annex building

  Granted New dwelling Demolition 13 docs

• DM/26/02644/PND Awaiting decision

  Low Houses West And East Low Houses Newbiggin DL12 0UJ

  Prior Approval for the demolition of agricultural buildings (north east of 1 Low Houses)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02208/PND Decided

  Units 9, 10 And 10A Bishop Auckland Trade Park St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9TT

  Demolition of Units 9, 10 and 10A

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02545/PND Awaiting decision

  4, 5 And 6 Dellside Willington Crook DL15 0BU

  Demolition of three houses

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02211/PND Decided

  Londonderry Works George Street Industrial Estate Seaham SR7 7SL

  Prior Notification for demolition of existing industrial buildings and associated structures.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval