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Postchaise Hotel 36 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NX

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02853/DRC Details Reserved by Condition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Letter from CEO of TAP confirming arrangements to secure the redevelopment.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02853/DRC

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02853/DRC
Type
Details Reserved by Condition
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
11 Oct 2025
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Postcode
DL14 7NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 11 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hedley Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hexham

Active · incorporated 2012 · Hexham

87 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 93% granted

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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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