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. 16 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 16 February 2026, 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.

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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  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 7 docs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

  93% 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

• Realm Cottage West Blackdene Weardale Bishop Auckland DL13 1FB

  DM/21/02452/TCA Submitted 7 Jul 2021 200 yards away

  Fell T1 to T4 sycamore trees

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 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

• Mayfield 30 Front Street Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1ES

  DM/25/01925/TCA Submitted 15 Jul 2025 300 yards away

  Pruning of Cherry Tree (T1), Laburnum Tree (T2), Holly Tree (T3), Horthorn Hedge (H1). Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Woodbine House 10 Front Street Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1EY

  DM/22/00901/TCA Submitted 24 Mar 2022 400 yards away

  Remove low branches which hang over garden to T1 Sycamore and Fell T2 Sycamore

  Split decision Trees 6 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 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