1A - 1C Tenters Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7AB

1. 17 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 15 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending Consideration.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 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 57 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 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land To The East Of 68 And 70 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ

  DM/26/01507/AD Submitted 12 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug

  Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display

  Awaiting decision Advertising 11 docs

• Land To The East Of 68 And 70 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ

  DM/26/01506/FPA Submitted 12 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug

  Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs

• 35 - 45 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

  DM/25/03005/FPA Submitted 27 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec

  Mixed-use development of the site retaining and refurbishing the existing commercial floorspace at ground and part first floor, creation of new residential buildings within the upper floors of the existing building and the erection of a new build element to the rear of the site.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 57 docs

• 47 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

  DM/24/01753/FPA Submitted 28 Jun 2024 100 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor to two residential apartments (Class C3) and change of use of ground floor unit to a mixed use Cafe and Drinking Establishment (Class Sui Generis).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 15 docs

• 74 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EQ

  DM/23/03164/AD Submitted 23 Oct 2023 100 yards away

  Advertisement Consent for the application of graphic vinyls applied to di-bond aluminium sheets placed on shop-front hoarding.

  Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 47 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW

  DM/22/02666/DRC Submitted 9 Sep 2022 100 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (windows), 4 (shopfront), 5 (materials), 8 (accessibility) and 10 (sound proofing) on planning permission DM/21/02707/FPA

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 49 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