Planning application
Castle Chambers 21 - 23 Market Place Barnard Castle DL12 8NE
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Conversion of existing office building into 3 apartments and 1 dwelling house and associated internal works
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00937/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00937/LB
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Barnard Castle
- Parish
- Barnard Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 8NE
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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DM/26/00936/FPA Awaiting decision
Castle Chambers 21 - 23 Market Place Barnard Castle DL12 8NE
Conversion of existing office building into 3 apartments and 1 dwelling house
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/26/00936/FPA (Pending Consideration)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Fitz Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland
Active · incorporated 2007 · Sunderland
58 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- PRESS NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALCULATOR INFORMATION
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY MITIGATION ASSESSMENT
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY MITIGATION ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT
- NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALCULATOR
- PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED INTERNAL COURTYARD ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- EXISTING INTERNAL COURTYARD ELEVATION
- EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Castle Chambers 21 - 23 Market Place Barnard Castle DL12 8NE
94% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov
Conversion of existing office building into 3 apartments and 1 dwelling house
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