Planning application
18 Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6AH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Existing use of the property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) within Use Class C4 (comprising 6 en-suite bedrooms and communal living and kitchen facilities).
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02175/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02175/CEU
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 6AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- ROAD ADOPTION AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
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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's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on County Durham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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