Witton Le Wear Methodist Church School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

1. 7 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 September 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Greenacres 9A School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

  DM/26/01230/TPO Submitted 14 May 2026 63m away

  Felling of trees 28 and 29, various other tree works in accordance with the submitted Arboricultural Assessment - TPO- WVDC-1-2000

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Garden House High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/21/01308/TCA Submitted 13 Apr 2021 73m away

  Fell T7. Sycamore, Sever Ivy and remove deadwood to T8. Apple, Sever Ivy and remove deadwood to T9. Walnut, Fell T10 Goat Willow and Cut back overgrown laurel and mixed shrub hedging on east side of driveway.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 1 Carrs Terrace High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AU

  DM/26/01149/FPA Submitted 6 May 2026 103m away

  Installation of 2 no. door canopies

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• 3 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

  DM/25/02135/TCA Submitted 4 Aug 2025 105m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  0.5m clearance through trees on grass verge - Section 211 notice.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/25/02754/LB Submitted 2 Oct 2025 123m away

  Retrospective Listed Building Consent for replacement wall in front garden and replacement driveway surface

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs

• Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/25/02753/FPA Submitted 2 Oct 2025 123m away

  Retention of replacement wall in front garden

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  7 May 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

  7 May 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01805/FPA Granted

  Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR

  Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.

  7 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01719/FPA Granted

  78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY

  Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation

  3 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01650/FPA Granted

  Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF

  Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.

  26 Jun 2026 Full applications