DM/25/02290/PN56

1. 18 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with County Durham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/26/00989/DRC Awaiting decision

  7 Kensington Bishop Auckland DL14 6HX

  Discharge of condition 3 (soundproofing), condition 5 (Bicycle parking), condition 6 (bin storage arrangements) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02917/FPA

  21 Apr 2026 85m away Conditions
• DM/25/03003/DRC Granted

  Bus Depot Morland Street Bishop Auckland DL14 6JG

  Discharge of condition 11 (Phase 4) pursuant to DM/23/03330/FPA

  24 Oct 2025 108m away Conditions
• DM/25/02710/FPA Awaiting decision

  67 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HS

  Retrospective change of use from existing mixed office to 3-bed HMO, with retained ground floor office use, reinstatement of heritage-style windows to bay frontage, and associated bin and cycle store to rear.

  29 Sep 2025 222m away Full applications
• 3/2003/0976 Granted

  12 Rutland Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AY

  Extension to kitchen, demolition of existing wall, fitting pitched roof

  19 Dec 2003 223m away Full applications
• DM/25/03092/PN56 Granted

  42 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH

  Prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of the premises from commercial to create one dwelling (Use Class C3)

  3 Nov 2025 226m away Prior approval
• DM/25/02854/FPA Granted

  36 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH

  Shopfront alterations including new aluminium glazing and access ramp to existing commercial premises

  10 Oct 2025 243m away Full applications

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval