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6 Kensington South Bishop Auckland DL14 6JA

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02290/PN56 Prior Approval Scenarios

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

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
Pending Consideration
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2025
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 6JA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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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 prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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