22 Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6UG

1. 12 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 October 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 55 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 prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 14 Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6UG

  DM/24/02549/HPN Submitted 17 Sep 2024 63m away

  Prior notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.02m in length, 2.8m in height to eave level and 3.9m in overall height

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Pollards Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6UE

  DM/26/02329/FPA Submitted 3 Sep 2026 141m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

  First floor balcony over existing rear single storey extension

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 19 Richmond Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 6NQ

  DM/21/01137/FPA Submitted 30 Mar 2021 147m away

  Proposed two-storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• 4 Ediscum Garth Bishop Auckland DL14 6UH

  DM/26/00450/FPA Submitted 24 Feb 2026 168m away

  Single storey extension to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 63 Dene Hall Drive Bishop Auckland DL14 6UF

  DM/22/03384/DRC Submitted 15 Nov 2022 201m away

  Discharge of Condition 4 (Land Contamination), Condition 7 (EV Charger) and Condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to approval DM/22/00746/FPA for construction of 1no. bungalow

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• Land At Etherley Dene Adjacent To Etherley Lane Depot Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6UQ

  DM/26/01771/DRC Submitted 9 Jul 2026 258m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep

  Discharge of condition 16 (HMMP) and statutory BNG condition requiring the submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in conunction with condition 15 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/01523/FPA.

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• DM/26/01904/HPN Granted

  Morton Cottage Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QA

  The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.6m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m.

  21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02003/PND Granted

  Garage Block Crystal Close Chilton

  Prior Notification for demoliotion of 12no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02002/PND Granted

  Garage Block Hambleton Way Chilton

  Prior Notification for demolition of 11no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02004/PND Granted

  Garage Block St Davids Close Spennymoor

  Prior Notification demolition of 10no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/02005/PND Granted

  Garage Block Wood Vue Spennymoor

  Prior Notification for demolition of 6no garages

  31 Jul 2026 Prior approval