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The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

Granted County Durham DM/25/03236/FPA Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition Domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion and change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to childrens home (Use Class C2) for up to 4 Children aged 5 -17 years, including demolition of existing garage block, associated internal and external alterations including render to north elevation, works to wall and CCTV cameras

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03236/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03236/FPA
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved BNG Not Required
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Jan 2026
Ward
West Auckland
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL14 9EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01671/LB Granted

    The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

    Lower boundary wall height (in association with demolition of garage)

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • DM/26/01672/NMA Granted

    The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03236/FPA to include lowering height of boundary wall (in association with demolition of garage)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/01672/NMA Granted

    The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

    Non material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/25/03236/FPA to include lowering height of boundary wall (in association with demolition of garage)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 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.

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