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
Retrospective Listed Building Consent for replacement wall in front garden and replacement driveway surface
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02754/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02754/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- 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/25/02753/FPA Granted
Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ
Retention of replacement wall in front garden
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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
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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CMF Planning and Design Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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