Highburnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• DM/25/00056/FPA Awaiting decision

  Highburnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

  Restoration, extension and conversion of the existing Grade II Listed vacant farm buildings into a 5 bedroom dwelling, conversion of detached outbuilding to a home office. Demolition of barn and construction of a new build 3 bedroom dwelling. Associated landscape works, car parking and access alterations.

  Submitted 9 Jan 2025 Full applications

1. 9 Jan 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Jan 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Highburnlea Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

  DM/25/00056/FPA Submitted 9 Jan 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~25 Mar

  Restoration, extension and conversion of the existing Grade II Listed vacant farm buildings into a 5 bedroom dwelling, conversion of detached outbuilding to a home office. Demolition of barn and construction of a new build 3 bedroom dwelling. Associated landscape works, car parking and access alterations.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 38 docs
  Small domestic

• High Shipley Farm Howlea Lane Hamsterley Bishop Auckland DL13 3PD

  DM/21/02646/PNA Submitted 19 Jul 2021 0.3 miles away

  Erection of agricultural building for storage and winter animal housing

  Granted Prior approval 1 doc

• 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