Planning application
Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01478/LB
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01478/LB
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 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/26/01477/FPA Granted
Holywell Farm Holy Well Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3HB
Change of use from redundant agricultural building (Sui Generis) to commercial unit (Use Class E)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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10 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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16 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/26/01477/FPA (Pending Consideration)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- SITE NOTICE
- PRESS NOTICE
- EXISTING PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED PLANS
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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 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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