Planning application
Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of replacement wall in front garden
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02753/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02753/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Crook
- Parish
- Witton-le-Wear
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 0AZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02754/LB Granted
Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Retrospective Listed Building Consent for replacement wall in front garden and replacement driveway surface
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DM/23/00904/TCA Granted
Witton House High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Reduced in height by 1/4 to 1/3 to reduce vertical weight to T1. Cypress
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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2 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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20 Jul 2026
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CMF Planning and Design Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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13 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 31 March 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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