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67 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HS

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02710/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Windows or glazing

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02710/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02710/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Decision
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 6HS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 December 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.

Who's behind it

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Gray Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice registered in Rushden

Active · incorporated 2013 · Rushden

33 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 83% granted

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Documents

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

19 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 full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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