Planning application
Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from redundant agricultural building (Sui Generis) to commercial unit (Use Class E)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01477/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01477/FPA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved BNG Not Required
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL13 3HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01478/LB Granted
Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB
Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a small retail unit. The proposed works are all internal limited to the ground floor with the external fenestration being unaffected.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required
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16 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- SITE NOTICE
- PRESS NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- EXISTING PLANS
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY GAIN EXEMPTION STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING PLANS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 October 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
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