DM/25/02754/LB

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• DM/25/02753/FPA Granted

  Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  Retention of replacement wall in front garden

  2 Oct 2025 0m away Full applications
• DM/26/00268/TPO Refused

  19 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

  Heavy height reduction to Lime tree of 4-5m - TPO/0016/2016

  4 Feb 2026 51m away Trees
• DM/26/01085/FPA Awaiting decision

  Dun Cow Inn 19 High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

  Refurbishment of the existing attached barn with external alterations and the installation of an external timber staircase and landing to provide access to the first-floor flat above the pub.

  29 Apr 2026 71m away Full applications
• DM/26/01149/FPA Granted

  1 Carrs Terrace High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AU

  Installation of 2 no. door canopies

  6 May 2026 73m away Full applications
• DM/26/01045/TPO Granted

  6 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

  T1 - Beech Tree: Reduce encroaching branches away from the property by approximately 1.5 metres. - TPO-WVDC-13-2008

  23 Apr 2026 121m away Trees
• DM/26/01748/FPA Awaiting decision

  Witton Le Wear Methodist Church School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

  Change of use of vacant Methodist Church (F1) to a single residential dwelling (C3)

  7 Jul 2026 123m away Full applications

• DM/26/01297/LB Granted

  The Old House High Street North Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NJ

  Proposed single-storey rear extension

  21 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01830/LB Awaiting decision

  39 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT

  Listed Building Consent for repairs and improvements to a listed dwelling including roof repairs and partial reroofing, rooflights, replacement insulated kitchen floor, repair and replacement of doors and windows, installation of a first-floor bathroom, drainage alterations, reduction in height of an unsafe chimney stack, and alterations to the approved stable rebuilding scheme including a revised door and additional rooflight (pursuant to permissions DM/19/01282/FPA and DM/19/01283/LB).

  15 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01809/LB Awaiting decision

  Hownsgill Viaduct Consett DH8 9AA

  Replacement of defective concrete surfacing with new concrete slab

  14 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/01801/LB Awaiting decision

  Nether Westwick Westwick Road Westwick Barnard Castle DL12 8UP

  Proposed installation of a 12 panel solar PV system to the rear/south facing roof pitch

  13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/25/03169/LB Granted

  Snowhope Close Stanhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2PJ

  Listed Building Consent for works to convert building into 4no. holiday cottages.

  11 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings