Planning application
Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX
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Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission DM/24/01139/VOC to amend details relating to Conditions 3 (Approved Plans), 8 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Soft and Hard Landscaping) and 17 (Car Parking) to: increase the depth and width of the building; amend rooftop plant and balustrades; amend cladding colour and inclusion of louvre at ground level; replace single substation building with two buildings, relocate trees, amend planting and gate positions.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02112/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02112/NMA
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Postcode
- DL14 6JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/02221/DRC Granted
Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX
Discharge of Condition 12 (Land Contamination Scheme) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01139/VOC
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DM/23/01885/FPA Granted
Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX
Demolition of the existing Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex and Library and erection of a replacement Leisure and Community Centre and associated car parking and landscaping (amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/23/01885/FPA (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/01139/VOC (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/02113/DRC (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/03482/NMA (Decided)
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- DETAILED PLANTING PLAN (2 OF 2)
- HARD LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN SHEET (1 OF 2)
- HARD LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN SHEET (2 OF 2)
- PROPOSED CAR PARKING PHASING PLAN
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- NORTH & EAST ELEVATION
- NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS (MARKED UP)
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE GA
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL WORKS GA
- SOUTH & WEST ELEVATION (MARKED UP)
- SOUTH & WEST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- DETAILED PLANTING PLAN (1 OF 2)
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- COVERING LETTER
- SUBSTATION PLAN
- LEVEL 00 PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided amendment applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX
Discharge of Condition 12 (Land Contamination Scheme) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01139/VOC
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