Planning application
Middle Building King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replace defective stone roof balusters and seatings with natural sandstone, repairs to chimney stack including removal of pot and cap off with coping stone
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03231/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03231/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 7JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/00953/LB Granted
Middle Building King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ
Replacement of 7.no flat roofs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/25/00953/LB (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Eden Learning Trust Agent, registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2017 · Ferryhill
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL LB
- FAST TRACK
- PRESS NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- CHIMNEY 1
- CHIMNEY 2
- CHIMNEY 3
- BALUSTERS 1
- BALUSTERS 2
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 January 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 heritage and listed building applications
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