Grosvenor House 29 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• DM/26/01039/LB Awaiting decision

  Grosvenor House 29 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

  Conversion of Grade II Listed property, formally office accommodation, into 7no. residential apartments, replacement windows, doors and roof covering and associated works

  Submitted 23 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 23 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 October 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.

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• Grosvenor House 29 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

  DM/26/01039/LB Submitted 23 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Conversion of Grade II Listed property, formally office accommodation, into 7no. residential apartments, replacement windows, doors and roof covering and associated works

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Roofing +1 22 docs

• Managers Accommodation 30 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

  DM/22/03012/FPA Submitted 11 Oct 2022 50 yards away

  Change of use and conversion of first floor managers flat into 4 no. lettable rooms (Class C1)

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Woodlands Care Home 28 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

  DM/25/03403/FPA Submitted 5 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~31 Mar

  Conversion of care home (Class C2) into 13-bedroom HMO (Class Sui Generis) including replacement windows, doors and roof coverings, resurface external hardstanding and general maintenance works for use as staff accommodation for 11Arches, operators of Kynren: The Storied Lands.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 28 docs

• 21 Silver Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7NY

  DM/23/03386/FPA Submitted 9 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  Change of use from residential property (Class C3) to holiday let including roof panel to rear conservatory

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

• 20 Silver Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7NY

  DM/23/03385/FPA Submitted 9 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  Change of Use from residential property (Class C3) to Holiday Let

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• 47 - 48 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP

  DM/26/00366/FPA Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of 2nd air conditioning unit to rear. Pipework to follow existing and condensate pipe to use existing

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• 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