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Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

Granted County Durham DM/22/00684/LB Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

New coping stones to the ha-ha wall to provide a consistent detail for a new railing. Dismantle and build up the Silver Street wall with new rounded coping stones in an evenly staggered wall height.

As published by the council, reference DM/22/00684/LB

Application record

Reference
DM/22/00684/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
7 Mar 2022
Validated
8 Mar 2022
Decided
28 Apr 2022
Ward
Bishop Auckland Town (Historic)
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Fast Track
Postcode
DL14 7NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03476/DRC Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) for Cart Shed pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00999/FPA and listed building consent DM/20/01000/LB

    Decided 6 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DM/24/01898/TCA Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    (G1aa,ab,ac) Acer pseudoplatanus - crown lift to remove low hanging branches to a height of 5m, (G1ac) Acer pseudoplatanus - reduce 2 northwest facing branches over benches by 3m leaving 4-5m overall length, (G1aa) Acer pseudoplatanus - reduce 1 branch to northeast by 2m, to leave remaining branch length of 4m, (G1ak) Acer pseudoplatanus - remove 1 large branch, over extended across visitor route and reduce 2nd branch by 3-4m to suitable reduction point, leaving 6m overall branch length remaining. (G2a) Quercus robur - reduce south west branch by 3m leaving 5m overall branch length.

    Decided 16 Aug 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/01710/LB Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    Installation of non illuminated signs, 2 signs either side of Robinson Arch, 1 sign attached to the Castle

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/23/00441/DRC Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials)(roofing materials for Wilderness WC only) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00999/FPA and listed building consent DM/20/01000/LB

    Decided 26 May 2023 Conditions
  • DM/22/00874/TCA Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    Fell/remove 1x weeping ash tree due to poor condition and decline.

    Decided 27 Apr 2022 Trees
  • DM/21/02680/LB Granted

    Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    Removal of two short return walls to the Chapel terrace undercroft (retrospective)

    Decided 17 Sep 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Mar 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Mar 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Purcell LLP Agent, registered in Thames Ditton

Dissolved · incorporated 2001 · Thames Ditton

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 28 April 2022, 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    DM/24/01898/TCA Submitted 12 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    (G1aa,ab,ac) Acer pseudoplatanus - crown lift to remove low hanging branches to a height of 5m, (G1ac) Acer pseudoplatanus - reduce 2 northwest facing branches over benches by 3m leaving 4-5m overall length, (G1aa) Acer pseudoplatanus - reduce 1 branch to northeast by 2m, to leave remaining branch length of 4m, (G1ak) Acer pseudoplatanus - remove 1 large branch, over extended across visitor route and reduce 2nd branch by 3-4m to suitable reduction point, leaving 6m overall branch length remaining. (G2a) Quercus robur - reduce south west branch by 3m leaving 5m overall branch length.

    Granted Trees 12 docs

  • Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    DM/24/01710/LB Submitted 25 Jun 2024 100 yards away

    Installation of non illuminated signs, 2 signs either side of Robinson Arch, 1 sign attached to the Castle

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

  • Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    DM/23/00441/DRC Submitted 15 Feb 2023 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials)(roofing materials for Wilderness WC only) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00999/FPA and listed building consent DM/20/01000/LB

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    DM/21/02680/LB Submitted 26 Jul 2021 100 yards away

    Removal of two short return walls to the Chapel terrace undercroft (retrospective)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs

  • Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR

    DM/25/03476/DRC Submitted 15 Dec 2025 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) for Cart Shed pursuant to planning permission DM/20/00999/FPA and listed building consent DM/20/01000/LB

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 20 Silver Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7NY

    DM/23/03385/FPA Submitted 9 Nov 2023 100 yards away

    Change of Use from residential property (Class C3) to Holiday Let

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02422/LB Granted

    Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY

    Installation of two metal information signs on the boundary of Old Durham Gardens

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/26/02392/LB Granted

    40 Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6LH

    Add a sheet of black metal to the inside face of driveway gate railings.

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/26/02265/LB Granted

    7 Newgate And Church Cottage Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NQ

    Creation of internal ground and first floor doorway openings between 7 Newgate and Church Cottage, in association with change of use of Church Cottage to commercial office (Class E) in association with existing accountancy practice (7 Newgate)

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/26/01478/LB Granted

    Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB

    Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a small retail unit. The proposed works are all internal limited to the ground floor with the external fenestration being unaffected.

    Received 9 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/26/00490/LB Refused

    Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

    Internal reconfiguration to first floor shower room

    Received 27 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings