DM/25/03092/PN56

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Reqd and Granted

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• DM/25/02854/FPA Granted

  36 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH

  Shopfront alterations including new aluminium glazing and access ramp to existing commercial premises

  10 Oct 2025 17m away Full applications
• DM/25/02710/FPA Awaiting decision

  67 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HS

  Retrospective change of use from existing mixed office to 3-bed HMO, with retained ground floor office use, reinstatement of heritage-style windows to bay frontage, and associated bin and cycle store to rear.

  29 Sep 2025 38m away Full applications
• DM/26/00989/DRC Awaiting decision

  7 Kensington Bishop Auckland DL14 6HX

  Discharge of condition 3 (soundproofing), condition 5 (Bicycle parking), condition 6 (bin storage arrangements) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02917/FPA

  21 Apr 2026 142m away Conditions
• DM/25/02290/PN56 Awaiting decision

  6 Kensington South Bishop Auckland DL14 6JA

  Prior Notification (Class MA) for change of use from office space (Class E(g)(i)) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) no external works

  18 Aug 2025 226m away Prior approval
• 3/2003/0976 Granted

  12 Rutland Avenue Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6AY

  Extension to kitchen, demolition of existing wall, fitting pitched roof

  19 Dec 2003 234m away Full applications
• DM/25/03003/DRC Granted

  Bus Depot Morland Street Bishop Auckland DL14 6JG

  Discharge of condition 11 (Phase 4) pursuant to DM/23/03330/FPA

  24 Oct 2025 261m away Conditions

• DM/26/01806/PNA Awaiting decision

  Milestone House Bowes Barnard Castle DL12 9JN

  Prior notification under Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for a lean to extension to side of an existing agricultural building.

  14 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01101/PN56 Granted

  Littletown Farm Littletown Durham DH6 1AJ

  Prior notification under Part 3 Class R for the change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible use.

  30 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01781/PA56 Awaiting decision

  Land To The South East Of Tweddle House Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks TS27 4BT

  Prior Approval application for the erection of 1 no. agricultural storage building pursuant to DM/26/01487/PNA

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01769/PND Awaiting decision

  Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU

  Proposed Demolition and Asbestos removal

  8 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• DM/26/01533/PNA Granted

  Hillingdon Marwood Barnard Castle DL12 8SA

  Prior Notification under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of 2 no. agricultural buildings to house livestock

  12 Jun 2026 Prior approval