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35 - 45 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/03005/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling

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Proposal

Mixed-use development of the site retaining and refurbishing the existing commercial floorspace at ground and part first floor, creation of new residential buildings within the upper floors of the existing building and the erection of a new build element to the rear of the site.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03005/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03005/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
DL14 7EW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Hybrid Planning & Development Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Lincoln

Active · incorporated 2017 · Lincoln

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Documents

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

57 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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