Briar Barn Briar Hill Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1EL

1. 26 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 November 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.

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• Land And Buildings South And East Of 2 Briar Hill Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EL

  3/2006/0673 Submitted 1 Aug 2006 100 yards away

  Conversion and extension of existing storage building to residential dwelling

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• Land To The West Of Realm Cottage West Blackdene Weardale DL13 1FB

  DM/23/00356/FPA Submitted 7 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~4 Apr

  Loose boxes for sheep and alpacas and additional storage. Change of use of land to graze horses (Retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 9 docs

• 7 West Blackdene Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 1EF

  3/TCA/2006/0017 Submitted 4 Aug 2006 250 yards away

  Trees to be felled and reduced

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 2 Earnwell Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1EZ

  DM/26/01187/FPA Submitted 11 May 2026 0.3 miles away

  Single storey extension to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications