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23 - 25 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU

Granted County Durham DM/26/01461/FPA

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use to children's home for up to 3 children aged between 5 to 17 years

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01461/FPA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01461/FPA
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Bishop Auckland
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL14 7HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/21/01426/TPO Refused

    23 - 25 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU

    T1 Norway Maple - Fell tree (CCD-32-2012)

    Decided 16 Jun 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

  5. 24 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/14/03273/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/18/02170/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/21/01426/TPO (Decided)
  • Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01871/FP (Pending Consideration)

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 24 Sep 2026
  • APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIRED Decision · 24 Sep 2026
  • LAYOUT OF LIGHTING AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING Drawing · 23 Sep 2026
  • DURHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 12 Aug 2026
  • MISSING FROM HOME POLICY Supporting Information · 12 Aug 2026
  • POLICY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026
  • MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 08 Jul 2026
  • BISHOP AUCKLAND WARD (CLLR LYNDSEY FOX) Public Comment · 03 Jul 2026
  • BISHOP AUCKLAND WARD (CLLR TOM REDMOND) Public Comment · 01 Jul 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 30 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 25 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED CCTV CAMERA LOCATIONS Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • TREE DATA Supporting Information · 09 Jun 2026
  • ARBORICULTURE TREE SURVEY REPORT Report · 09 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED GARAGE FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR FURNITURE PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR FURNITURE PLAN Drawing · 09 Jun 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 09 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 09 Jun 2026
  • LOCALITY RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 09 Jun 2026
  • MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Information · 09 Jun 2026
  • STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Supporting Information · 09 Jun 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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