St Marys Presbytery Vart Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6PQ

1. 22 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 7 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 18 December 2025, 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.

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.

• Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX

  DM/24/02221/DRC Submitted 12 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 12 (Land Contamination Scheme) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01139/VOC

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX

  DM/23/01885/FPA Submitted 26 Jun 2023 100 yards away

  Demolition of the existing Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex and Library and erection of a replacement Leisure and Community Centre and associated car parking and landscaping (amended description)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 64 docs

• 6 Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JY

  DM/23/00283/FPA Submitted 2 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  First floor side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs

• Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX

  DM/26/02112/NMA Submitted 12 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Non-Material Amendment to planning permission DM/24/01139/VOC to amend details relating to Conditions 3 (Approved Plans), 8 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Soft and Hard Landscaping) and 17 (Car Parking) to: increase the depth and width of the building; amend rooftop plant and balustrades; amend cladding colour and inclusion of louvre at ground level; replace single substation building with two buildings, relocate trees, amend planting and gate positions.

  Granted Amendments Trees 17 docs

• Ambulance Station Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RP

  DM/26/02260/FPA Submitted 27 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

  Partially replace garage block with carports including solar panels, boundary treatments and hardstanding

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

• Land East Of Vart Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6PQ

  DM/25/00166/FPA Submitted 21 Jan 2025 150 yards away

  Convert grass verge open space to bituminous parking bays with PCC kerbs

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications