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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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

  3/2003/0923 Submitted 21 Nov 2003 194m away

  3 residential units

  Granted Outline

• Highgrove Broomside Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PX

  DM/25/01795/FPA Submitted 3 Jul 2025 258m 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 284m 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

• Road Leading To Stadium Bungalow High Meadows Farm Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PY

  DM/17/03503/PNA Submitted 23 Oct 2017 340m away

  New agricultural building

  Granted Prior approval 1 doc

• 34 Collingwood Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8LG

  DM/26/00793/FPA Submitted 30 Mar 2026 355m away

  Change of use from dwelling to separate residential dwelling, community use (including café) and conversion of garage to rear to separate beauty salon, associated external alterations, including doors and window additions and alterations

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 13 docs
  Domestic

• 20 Hutchinson Close Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8NY

  DM/24/01105/FPA Submitted 24 Apr 2024 406m away

  Retrospective application for the erection of an log cabin for use as a home office/ home gym

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 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
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications