Ludwell Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

1. 7 Jun 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Jun 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 6 September 2024, 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.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

  DM/24/00899/VOCMW Submitted 4 Apr 2024 50 yards away

  Variation of Condition 10 (External lighting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/22/02878/MIN to allow for temporary lighting

  Granted Amendments 20 docs

• Land West Of Ludwell Eastgate DL13 2LG

  SCR/25/00023 Submitted 3 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of installation of 2 no. abstraction boreholes & 2 no. reinjection boreholes; Installation of lithium production plant & equipment; Lithium production for a period of 40 years; Borehole plugging, abandonment, site decommissioning & restoration

  Decided Outline 10 docs

• Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

  DM/20/01806/LB Submitted 8 Jul 2020 400 yards away

  Proposed refurbishment and alterations to farmhouse

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 24 docs

• Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

  DM/20/01729/LB Submitted 2 Jul 2020 450 yards away

  Conversion of barn to dwelling

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs
  Domestic

• Ludwell Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LG

  DM/20/01728/FPA Submitted 2 Jul 2020 450 yards away

  Conversion of redundant barn to create 1 No residential dwelling

  Granted Full applications 21 docs
  Domestic

• Westernhopeburn Farm Eastgate Bishop Auckland DL13 2LF

  DM/21/00638/PNA Submitted 23 Feb 2021 0.3 miles away

  Prior Notification for erection of barn for animal feed storage

  Granted Prior approval 1 doc

• DM/26/01610/DRC Granted

  Land North Of The Old Chapel Colliery Road Bearpark DH7 7AU

  Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 7 (HMMP) pursuant to planning permission DM/24/03257/FPA.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01596/DRC Granted

  37 - 38 Silver Street Durham DH1 3RD

  Discharge of condition 7 (management plan) pursuant to DM/24/01551/FPA

  Received 18 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01972/DRC Granted

  Bluestone Farm Low Lands Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AW

  Discharge of Condition 18 (Archaeological Reporting) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/23/00486/FPA

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/00325/DRC Granted

  1 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatments) pursuant to DM/24/03458/FPA

  Received 9 Feb, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/01791/DRC Granted

  Caravan Park And Holiday Cottages Hillcrest Berry Bank Caldwell Richmond DL11 7UD

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) pursuant to planning application DM/25/02699/FPA.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions