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16 Clarence Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7RA

Refused County Durham DM/26/00735/FPA

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of the property from residential (C3) to a mixed residential and dog grooming parlour (Sui Generis) by converting existing outbuildings.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00735/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00735/FPA
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Decided
30 Oct 2026
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 7RA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 30 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  5. 30 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Decision.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Buildingcontrol: BC/26/00624/IN (Accepted Initial Notice)

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

  • MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 29 Jul 2026
  • 18 CLARENCE STREET, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 7RA-OBJECTS-MRS ELIZABETH PEACOCK(FULL) Public Comment · 01 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 01 May 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 27 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SECTION Drawing · 15 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SECTION Drawing · 09 Apr 2026
  • EXISTING PLANS, ELEVATION AND SECTION Drawing · 06 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION NOTES Drawing · 06 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Drawing · 06 Apr 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 06 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 23 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 23 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Mar 2026

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What this refusal means

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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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