13 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AE
Approved on 14 December 2023
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of part of commercial unit to dwelling and formation of bay window to rear
- Received
- 25 January 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Weardale
- Agent
- Ramshaw Architecture
- ReceivedReceived25 Jan
- ValidatedValidated25 Jan
- Consult.Consultation24 Feb
- TargetTarget Date22 Mar
- DecidedDecided14 Dec
Decided in 323 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 13 Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AE. Durham has handled 11,057 applications of this type. This one was decided in 323 days, 38 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the DL13 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DL13 3AE
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wolsingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 January 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 18 May 2023
- Consultation start
- 3 February 2023
- Consultation end
- 24 February 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 May 2023
- Last date for comments
- 18 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 22 March 2023
- Permission expires
- 14 December 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ramshaw Architecture
- Agent address
- Ashes Engine House Crawleyside Bank Stanhope Co Durham DL13 2DS United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 February 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 March 2023
- Site notice start
- 3 February 2023
- Site notice end
- 24 February 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11798367
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wolsingham
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Durham
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