Oakland Cottage Church Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PJ

1. 19 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• Application: 3/2007/0205 (Decided)
• Application: 3/2007/0511 (Decided)
• Application: 3/DE/2006/0008 (Decided)
• Application: DM/19/03103/FPA (Decided)
• Application: DM/20/02835/FPA (Decided)

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Site Of Former 14 Church Street Coundon DL14 8PJ

  DM/24/00332/FPA Submitted 7 Feb 2024 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Erection of 3-bedroom dwelling to vacant plot including ancillary space to rear

  Awaiting decision Full applications 30 docs
  Domestic

• Land West Of 31 To 32 Church Street Coundon

  DM/23/01719/FPA Submitted 13 Jun 2023 150 yards away

  Erection of 51no. dwellings, together with formation of the site access, landscaping and associated works (Amended 10.11.2023)

  Refused Full applications 310 docs
  Major scheme

• Land Adjacent To And Including Ship Cottage Broomside Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham

  3/2003/0923 Submitted 21 Nov 2003 200 yards away

  3 residential units

  Granted Outline

• 15 West Park Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8QR

  DM/25/00657/FPA Submitted 5 Mar 2025 250 yards away

  Proposed two storey side extension; single storey front and rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Highgrove Broomside Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PX

  DM/25/01795/FPA Submitted 3 Jul 2025 300 yards away

  Reconfiguration and conversion including extension and additional floor to existing bungalow, 3 storey element including annex, link bridge, office, extension and garage and associated works, detached garage building and store, works to gardens including creation of steps, pathway and hardsurfacing.

  Granted Extension

• 76 Wharton Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PB

  DM/25/03467/FPA Submitted 15 Dec 2025 300 yards away

  Change of use from a single 2-bedroom C3 dwelling into two self-contained 1-bedroom C3 dwellings (flats).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 13 docs
  Domestic

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications