Planning application
76 Wharton Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use: Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small HMO (Use Class C4) prior to the enactment of the countywide Article 4 Direction.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02756/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02756/CEU
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Shildon And Dene Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL14 8PB
Comment by 16 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to County Durham through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03467/FPA Granted
76 Wharton Street Coundon Bishop Auckland DL14 8PB
Change of use from a single 2-bedroom C3 dwelling into two self-contained 1-bedroom C3 dwellings (flats).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2026
Received by County Durham
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15 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 December 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: BC/26/01301/FP (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hampton Architectural Agent, an architecture practice registered in Chesterfield
Active · incorporated 2019 · Chesterfield
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- GAS SAFETY RECORD
- FIRE DETECTION CERTIFICATE
- ELECTRICIAL CERTIFICATE
- EMERGENCY LIGHTING CERTIFICATE
- SUPPORTING LETTER
- STATUTORY DECLARATION_SIGNED
- ELEVATIONS EXISTING
- ELEVATIONS PROPOSED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN EXISTING
- SITE LOCATION PLAN PROPOSED
- TENANCY AGREEMENT
- TENANCY AGREEMENT
- ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION REPORT
- COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
- BUILDING REGULATIONS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
- PHOTOGRAPHS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- FLOOR PLANS AS EXISTING
- FLOOR PLANS AS PROPOSED
- COMMUNAL STORAGE AS PROPOSED
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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 58 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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