Planning application
6 Kensington South Bishop Auckland DL14 6JA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification (Class MA) for change of use from office space (Class E(g)(i)) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) no external works
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02290/PN56
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02290/PN56
- Type
- Prior Approval Scenarios
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 6JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/22/02223/FPA Granted
6 Kensington South Bishop Auckland DL14 6JA
Additional and replacement doors to front elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 20 October 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.
About prior approval applications
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.
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