Priory Grove Methodist Church Priory Grove Bishop Auckland DL14 6SU

1. 23 Apr 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 May 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Aug 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 18 August 2025, 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.

• Land West Of 4 East Deanery South Church DL14 6SQ

  DM/25/00416/DRC Submitted 12 Feb 2025 300 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Roof Materials), 4 (Wall Materials), 5 (Window and Door Details), 6 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 7 (Reporting and Archiving) and 13 (North Boundary Wall) pursuant to application DM/21/04177/FPA.

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Land West Of 4 East Deanery South Church DL14 6SQ

  DM/21/04177/FPA Submitted 14 Dec 2021 300 yards away

  Construction of 2 detached dwellings

  Granted Full applications 33 docs

• 2 East Deanery South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6SQ

  DRC/21/00190 Submitted 10 Jun 2021 350 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 4(materials), 6(archaeology) and 9(temporary caravan) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/02908/FPA

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• 28 Riverside South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6XT

  DM/21/01222/FPA Submitted 7 Apr 2021 350 yards away

  Kitchen extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• Land East And South East Of Units 9 To 10 Nuns Close South Church Enterprise Park South Church DL14 6XD

  DM/22/03564/FPA Submitted 30 Nov 2022 350 yards away

  Change of use of highway verge and part of agricultural field to provide 14 no. additional car parking spaces across 2no. bays including erection of replacement post and rail fence and associated landscaping

  Granted Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• The Cottage East Deanery South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6SQ

  DM/25/01077/FPA Submitted 22 Apr 2025 400 yards away

  Change of use to existing ground floor from bar and restaurant to residential accommodation and in combination with existing first floor flat (The Flat East Deanery) and ground floor dwelling (the Cottage East Deanery) to form one dwelling (east Deanery)

  Granted Full applications 13 docs
  Domestic

• 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