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2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH

Granted County Durham DM/25/02945/FPA Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 care home for solo or dual provision for up to 2no children between 6 - 17 years

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02945/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02945/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Decided
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
South West Planning Committee
Postcode
DL14 7SH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00540/DRC Granted

    2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Boundary Treatment) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02945/FPA.

    Decided 22 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/00540/DRC Granted

    2 The Paddock Toronto Bishop Auckland DL14 7SH

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Boundary Treatment) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02945/FPA.

    Decided 22 Apr 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Planning Potential Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2005 · London

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Documents

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

45 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 20 February 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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