Planning application
Ground Floor 34 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Rentention of illuminated shop signage
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03463/AD
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03463/AD
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- West Auckland
- Parish
- West Auckland
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 9HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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