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25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP

Granted County Durham DM/23/00196/LB Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of the premises to a catering education facility at ground floor, with commercial restaurant and retail space. Upper floors providing training support, job creation and business start up space and extension for a new lift.

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00196/LB

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00196/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
26 Jan 2023
Validated
31 Jan 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2023
Ward
Bishop Auckland Town (Historic)
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL14 7EP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/00195/FPA Granted

    25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP

    Conversion from shop with office above to a mixed use for a catering education facility at ground floor, with commercial restaurant and retail space. Upper floors training support, job creation and business start up space. (Mixed use Class F1, and Class E).

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • DM/22/03530/LB Granted

    25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP

    Repairs to Grade II Listed Building, including shopfront, bay windows, second floor windows, timber lintels, gutters, brickwork and render

    Decided 24 Jan 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Napper Architects Agent, an architecture practice

Active · incorporated 2002

49 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 28 March 2023, 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.

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  • 25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP

    DM/22/03530/LB Submitted 29 Nov 2022 0m away

    Repairs to Grade II Listed Building, including shopfront, bay windows, second floor windows, timber lintels, gutters, brickwork and render

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 15 docs

  • 25 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EP

    DM/23/00195/FPA Submitted 26 Jan 2023 0m away

    Conversion from shop with office above to a mixed use for a catering education facility at ground floor, with commercial restaurant and retail space. Upper floors training support, job creation and business start up space. (Mixed use Class F1, and Class E).

    Granted Full applications 24 docs

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