Planning application
81 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to include design changes to the building including addition of rear balcony, discharge of condition 7 (joinery details) and changes to wording of condition 3 (contamination), 4 (remediation), 5 (accessibility), 6 (material samples) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/02867/FPA
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03531/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03531/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 7EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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20 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
16 documents on file for this application
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County Durham granted permission on 16 March 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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