Ambulance Station Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6RP

1. 27 Aug 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that County Durham is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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  New signage board to replace existing dilapidated signage. New signage to be installed in existing location.

  Granted Advertising 5 docs

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  DM/26/01833/FPA Submitted 16 Jul 2026 139m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  (Retrospective) freestanding timber structure and staircase, providing covered space to accommodate a hot tub connected with letting rooms, and temporary retention of ancillary storage container

  Awaiting decision

• The Manor Cornwall Place Bishop Auckland DL14 6UR

  DM/26/01836/FPA Submitted 16 Jul 2026 139m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  (Retrospective) timber covered seating area

  Awaiting decision

• 1 Abbey Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6PL

  DM/26/01087/FPA Submitted 29 Apr 2026 185m away

  Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6JX

  DM/24/02221/DRC Submitted 12 Aug 2024 215m away

  Discharge of Condition 12 (Land Contamination Scheme) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01139/VOC

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Spar Stores Brooklands Bishop Auckland DL14 6PW

  DM/21/00997/VOC Submitted 22 Mar 2021 219m away

  Variation of conditions 2 and 10 of planning permission DM/20/01884/VOC to revise landscaping, boundary treatments and link between storage space and store

  Granted Amendments 10 docs