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Helme Park Hall Country House Hotel Helme Park Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4NW

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/01597/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 9, 11 and 12 pursuant to application DM/16/03162/OUT

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01597/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01597/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
13 Jun 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 4NW

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/03733/VOC Granted

    Helme Park Hall Country House Hotel Helme Park Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4NW

    Variation of Condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/16/03162/OUT

    Decided 5 May 2022 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jun 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 September 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Carter Smith Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Morpeth

Active · incorporated 2026 · Morpeth

108 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 58% granted

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What happens while it is decided

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

About condition discharge and variation applications

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.

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