Planning application
61 North Bondgate Bishop Auckland DL14 7PG
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of two storey building and wall section including insertion of access gate
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03071/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03071/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 7PG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 January 2026, 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
Cellar Door Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Richmond
Active · incorporated 2020 · Richmond
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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